上海中考英语首字母填空专项练习及答案.doc

----<<本文为word格式，下载后方便编辑修改，也可以直接使用>>-----初三中考英语首字母填空专项练习附参考答案首字母填空的题型是考生反应最难的部分之一，其要求考生在理解短文的基础上正确拼写，词语的形式要合理，符合语法规范。

常要注意的是几点：1. 通读短文，从整体理解。

2. 抓重要信息，前后照应猜词。

3.合理答题，讲准确细致。

4. 常做练习，总结得与失。

一、根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。

Firefighters or firemen play an important role in our daily life. In some places, firefighters use watchtowers to look for smoke and fires, although they get a fire report by telephone. A high tower is still very u 67 for watching and guarding a place. Fire fighters also make it a place for practice. They learn how to p 68 out fires from burning buildings. They try to c 69 up the outside of the tower as fast as possible. They carry water hoses up to the fire. They practise carrying imaginable victims down f 70 high ladders.There are reasons that firefighters are called for help. Maybe a building or a forest is o 71 fire. A train accident happens and people are t 72 inside. Still, people need to be rescued from floods or an earthquake. Whenever there is an emergency situation, they can be seenf 73 there.Being a fire fighter needs a lot of t 74 . In the first place, firefighters should know how to educate the community （社区）by visiting schools, community centres and people in their own homes to p 75 fire and accidents from starting. They have to learn how to deal with different dangerous situations. Above all, it’s necessary for firefighters to exercise every day to be h 76 and strong.答案一：eful 68. put 69. climb 70. from 71.on 72. trapped 73. fighting 74. training75. prevent 76. healthy二、根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。

上海中考真题试卷首字母填空（2005-2019 年）（2005 年上海中考）B. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给):Reading books is a good hobby for all kinds of reasons.First, reading books is (1)f . You can always keep yourself amused if you like reading. This is especially useful when the weather is bad. It is a relaxing hobby too. You can really become lost in a book.Next, you can read a book (2)a : in a car, in a waiting-room, on a plane, in bed — even in the bath. All you need is a book! Reading is a convenient hobby as it is easy to stop and then start again.(3)A good reason for reading books is that it is useful. If you read as a hobby you will get better and better at it. This (4)m that you will read faster and will become better at understanding what you read. As your reading improves, you will probably find your schoolwork becomes much (5)e . Many school subjects depend on good reading and, as you read, you learn more and more.Some people say that reading is out of date. This is not true. You have to be able to read to use a computer and, the better you read, the better your computer skills will be. Reading is (6)h out of date!Good readers are most likely to be good writers, too. They are usually good at spelling as well, and have more things to write about. Reading books is a wonderful hobby, one of the best. (7)W other hobby could be more useful, or more enjoyable!（2006 年上海中考）B.Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper word（s在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给):When the London Underground goes on strike（罢工）,my journey to work can be terrible.I remember a strike which happened a few years (1)a . The station near my house was closed and I had to use another station and take a different train. This (2)a about an hour to my journey, so I wasn't very happy.(3)E went wrong at the station. People were late and they were panicking（惊恐）! By the time I goton the train, I was feeling upset and sorry for myself. Then I saw this man. There was something about him, he had such a familiar (4)f . A few minutes later, I realized that he was Jack, a friend from my school days in Scotland. At the same time he (5)a realized who I was. Then we started talking about school days and the people we both used to (6)k . I was even more surprised when the train came into my station and he started to get off too! I asked him (7)w he was going and he said he was going to work. He told me he worked in Fitzroy Street. You see, I work in Fitzroy Street, too. It's a small (8)w ! It was such an amazing coincidence!（2007 年上海中考）E. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格填入适的，使其容通，每空格限填一，首字母已):Some people have problems falling asleep; others have trouble getting up in the morning. The following suggestions may help.➢Don’t spend longer than thirty minutes trying to fall asleep. If you can’t get to sleep after half an hour, get up and do (1)s quiet, like reading. Only go back to bed when you feel tired.➢Drink a glass of warm milk fifteen minutes before you go to bed —it helps you to relax. But don’t drink coffee or tea: they have chemicals which will make it (2)d for you to sleep.➢Have a warm bath —it’s a great way to relax. But (3)n stay in there too long. More than twenty minutes and you will lose all your energy. And the bathroom isn’t the best place to fall asleep!➢Listen to some music. However, if you have to get up and turn off the recorder when the music (4)f ,it won’t work!➢Set all the clocks in the house ten minutes fast before you go to bed (and try to forget that you (5)d this when you wake up the next morning).➢Get a friend to phone you in the morning. And hope that your friend is better at waking up than you are… and is able to have an interesting (6)t with you on the phone to help you wake up.➢Go to bed (7)e than usual. It may not be easy at first, but they say that an hour of sleep before midnight has the same effect as two hours after midnight.（2008 年上海中考）E. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，首字母已给，每空格限填一词): ( 14 分)Some people might choose to live in a sleepy village beside woods and lakes, but others enjoy the bright lights and fast pace of the big city. Stephen and Marianna have got different stories.（2009 年上海中考）THIS MONTH’S GOALS FOR HELPING TO SAVE OUR PLANET!1.Save electricity2. Recycle3. Save water4. Save gasWeek 1 This week, my family tried to save electricity. We never left the lights on when leaving the rooms. We switched off the TV when (1)n was watching it. Mum only used cold water in the washingmachine.Week 2 We started recycling this week. We tried to write on both sides of our paper, not just on one side. We also divided our rubbish into (2)d bags for bottles, cans, paper and food. Mum kept theplastic shopping bags from the supermarket to use them (3)a as rubbish bags. These aregreat ways to help our environment.Week 3 We stopped taking long baths and had short showers (4)i . We flushed the toilet with used water. When mum and dad made tea or coffee, they used (5)l water in the kettle (水壶). Mysister and I didn't leave the tap running when we brushed our teeth.Week 4 Mum used to (6)d us to school, but now my sister and I have started riding our bikes to school.It’s hard work but good exercise! This week dad and a few of the people he works with also started to goto work together in one car and share the cost. This should help (7)r greenhouse gases! My friends and I became volunteers at school. We help make our school more earth-friendly.（2010 年上海中考）D. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给): (14 分)A survey h as been published which shows that British people don’t like their neighbours very much. 80% of the people who took part in the survey feel that their neighbours (92)h pay attention to others’ feelings. 25% don’t talk to the people who live next door and 10% don’t even know their names. In fact, one million people in Britain would like to (93)m because they don’t get along well with their neighbours.According to the survey, the (94)b problem is noise. Many of the complaints about noise came from people who live in flats and old houses. These places often have thin walls which can’t (95)s the noise from next door.The other main problems are disagreements ( 不和) about car parking spaces, and old people complaining about the young. Some disagreements last a (96)l time. In one case, people who live in the same building haven’t talked to each other for fifteen years. Sometimes the disagreements end in violence. In one of the worst cases, a man killed a neighbour because he kept parking in “his space”.Another survey shows that 90% of the neighbours never share a meal, 80% have never had a drink (97)t and 20% have never even spoken. However, when neighbours become each other’s (98)f , they are often ready to offer help, as we can see in many parts of the world.One solution to such problems is to talk about them with a professional organization and, if necessary, to sign a written agreement. Now people can get this service in more and more towns.（2011 年上海中考）D. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给):（14 分）At one time, making a film was an expensive activity for only for a small group of people and film companies. Not only were the tools and machines expensive but also the cost of film was also far greater than most people could afford. However, modern technology has (92)c all that.New technology has really opened up the world of film making for film fans. Now a camera does not cost (93)m and most young people are certainly able to pay for it. So all you need is to get one for yourself. With that, you may start your own film-making.However, film-making is (94)t work. You probably need many other people to help you.For example, the (95)p of actors and actresses is very important in your film. Of course, these actors and actresses may be your schoolmates, friends or family members. You don’t even need to pay them a cent while they are glad to be part of your job.(96)B , you need to make up a story. Can you write your own one? If you have good imagination, you can create an attractive story (97)e . Many world-famous film maker and producers are also good story-writers. If not, perhaps you need someone else to write it for you. An excellent story is the key to making a (98)s film.（2012 年上海中考）Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给):（14 分）The 2012 London Olympic Games are on the way. You may have a nice trip in London with the help of the following information.（2013 年上海中考）C. Read the passage and fill In the blanks with suitable words ( 在短文的空格内填入适当的单词，使内容通顺，每空一词，首字母已给)（14 分）At some time in your life, you might have a roommate. It is a good idea to share a flat, especially for students or people who have just finished school, because flats are usually expensive. And (86)m is not the only reason for having a roommate. Sharing a flat can be fun.But life with a roommate can also be a (87)t experience. Some experts did a study of college students who shared a room. They found that students who had problems with their roommates were not happy at school and are more likely to get sick than other students. So, how can you (88)l with a roommate and enjoy it? Here is some advice:Being roommates with a friend can be hard. Friends may be different when you stay with them all the time from when you don’t see them very (89)o . So, before you plan to share a room with a friend, discuss the situation carefully.If you decide to share a room with someone you don’t know, talk to each other. It’s important to be (90)h about your habits and things you hate.When you move in with a roommate, make rules. Decide how you will share (91)h , such as cleaning, washing and shopping, Will you share food? Is it OK to have guests? And what about loud music?Don’t get angry at small things that your roommate does. Try to (92)f the unhappy things between you and your roommate. No one-including you-is perfect.（2014 年上海中考）C. Read the passage and fill In the blanks with suitable words ( 在短文的空格内填入适当的单词，使内容通顺，每空一词，首字母已给)（14 分）A school newspaper The Teens asked over one thousand teenagers how they spent their spare time. Here they report the (1)r of the survey. It’s not at all surprising to learn thatmost teens said they wanted more free time. Most have less than an hour a day for after-school activities.(2)P activity was popular among both girls and boys, averagingbetween three to six hours a week. Favourite sports among girls were tennis, basketball and swimming. Boys said they liked football, basketball and skating.Speaking of entertainment, music and TV were popular. About half of those surveyed said that music was their favourite activity. This (3)i both listening to and playing music. TV was also very popular. Three quarters said they preferred watching TV to reading a book or magazine.Unexpectedly, as many as three out of ten teenagers mentioned that collecting things was something they liked to do in their spare time. They had (4)v collections from cartoon books and baseball cards to stickers, toys and coins.(5)V friends was also popular. Eight out of ten teenagers said they met friends once a week. Nine out of ten said they contacted friends through the Internet. (6)A popular way of contacting friends was the telephone. Everyone we surveyed said they spoke to friends every day. Most said they spoke about twenty minutes a day. Surprisingly, teenagers (7)s went dancing, especially girls. Only one out of ten said they went to the dance regularly.（2015 年上海中考）C. Read the passage and fill In the blanks with suitable words ( 在短文的空格内填入适当的单词，使内容通顺，每空一词，首字母已给)（14 分）It’s a common school day at Southern Cross School near the famous Kruger National Park in South Africa. Teachers and pupils don’t sit in a classroom. (1)I , they go through the forest or sit under the trees.The school teaches students all the same (2)s as the rest of the country’s schools, but the teaching methods are completely different. Southern Cross uses nature as a teaching tool. The teachers and their pupils go out into nature and work with animals and plants. These can be used to study (3)a from maths and social sciences to languages. The school is in an area where animals live wild and can be hunted. To get to class, students travel a road through the forest that wild animals use as well.The classroom for small preschoolers is a little different from the rest of the school. For example, the first lesson of the day is maths, but the teaching method is very (4)s . In this school you won’t hear a teacher saying “Count how many apples Jane has in her basket.” Actually, the children visit a nearby river to count the number of marks left by animals. This way they can see how many different animals come to (5)d during the night.The students are encouraged to take care of the injured and small animals. If they find a dead animal in the area, they study where the animal fits in the foot chain and how and why it (6)d .The headmaster says, “We must make people understand what we are doing to the (7)e .We need to care for our planet.”（2016 年上海中考）C. Read the passage and fill In the blanks with suitable words ( 在短文的空格内填入适当的单词，使内容通顺，每空一词，首字母已给)（14 分）The Young Person’s Rail-card is very popular in Britain now. It gives young people the chance to buy (81)c train tickets across the country. Just imagine, it could take you to festivals, to see friends, or to London for a weekend break, at a lower price.（2017 年上海中考）C. Read the passage and fill In the blanks with suitable words ( 在短文的空格内填入适当的单词，使内容通顺，每空一词，首字母已给)（14 分）A Delicious MealTony is Chinese American. His family members gather together and serve a traditional Chinese meal once a week. Last week Tony (81)i his friend Amy for it.Tony’s family was preparing dinner when Amy arrived. The family was cooking vegetables with hot oil. The (82)k was filled with many good smells. “You can help me set the table.” Tony told his friend. They gave each person a pair of chopsticks, a soup bowl, a soup spoon, and a rice bowl on a plate.“Where are the forks and knives?” Amy asked.“Oh, you won’t (83)n those.” Tony explained.” I will show you how to use chopsticks. Don’t worry.”Tony’s mother put different foods which were unfamiliar to Amy onto big plates. She asked the kids to carry the food-filled plates out to the table. Amy carried roast duck. It was one of the (84)f dishes she recognized.Amy was a little nervous about eating with chopsticks. Tony gave her instructions on how to do it. Amy finally managed to hold the chopsticks. Just when she picked up a piece of chicken in her chopsticks, her fingers (85)s lost control of them, and the chicken flew across the table. It landed in Tony’s soup with a splash( 飞溅). (86)E at the table smiled.Tony’s father kindly brought out a fork and knife. He handed them to Amy. Amy felt more (87)c . She ate the rest of her dinner easily. It was delicious!At the end of the meal, Amy was given a fortune cookie(签语饼干). She broke it open and read the small note inside,” If you practice hard, you will learn many things.” Amy laughed and said,” if you let me take home a pair of chopsticks, my fortune may come true!（2018 年上海中考）C. Read the passage and fill In the blanks with suitable words ( 在短文的空格内填入适当的单词，使内容通顺，每空一词，首字母已给)（14 分）"Olyvia, love is simple. You don’t have to do much to make someone happy."That was what my mother said to me when I was a child. Over a year ago, I had a chance. My good friend Kaylee told me about her (81)t to a small town called Gary, and how it was a life-changing experience. I made up my mind to go there myself.When I told my parents about the decision, they did n’t (82)a at first. They said I didn’t know much about the place. They were worried that it was not (83)s for me to go there. Thankfully, after I explained my plan to them in detail, they said yes.When our group arrived in Gary, I noticed how different the town was from where I lived. There were few stores or restaurants in the town; most had closed. So you would be very (84)l if you could find a place to buy food or drinks. Houses were built on small hills. Many of them had broken doors or windows. My job was to help the local people to (85)r houses. The work days were long and hot, but it was really good to see the houses taking on a new look day by day.The children there were also different. They seemed to enjoy every moment in life though they were poor. The smallest things would make these kids happy. I couldn’t find words to describe their (86)j when they received an ice-cream, a ball or even a kiss. The community was like a big family. Everyone knew each other and was there when someone needed help.I am so glad that I had this unforgettable experience. I truly learned the (87)m of what my mother said. You don t need to do much to make a difference to others' lives.（2019 年上海中考）C. Read the passage and fill In the blanks with suitable words ( 在短文的空格内填入适当的单词，使内容通顺，每空一词，首字母已给)（14 分）Paul was my little brother, and he was special. He was different from me because he sat in a wheelchair, and he was blind. Lots of times when we walked with paul, other kids came over and asked us why he was in his chair and why he couldn’t (81)s . They thought he was different because he had his own school bus and had to go to a special school. But that’s not really the reason. Paul was different for the things just our family knew about-only we knew the (82)s that made him special.Paul helped me hear small sounds. Every time I was with him, I' d have to be (83)q to hear the flying birds and the talking trees he heard.Paul helped me exercise. When we went for a walk, we’d often go uphill. When I pushed his chair all the way to the woods at the (84)t , I was really geting my exercise!Paul (85)h ever complained. He went along with whatever the rest of us wanted to do. One time when he had a fever, he got uncomfortable, but he never shouted or fought or asked me to switch the TV channel.Sometimes Paul let me put things in his hand. We played a kind of guessing game. I put different toys there for him to (84)f . He was always surprised when I let him hold something new.Paul was my friend. He couldn't talk to me like most of my friends, and he couldn’t run outside to play. But he was there for all the peaceful times, and he had the best smile in the world.I was (87)l to grow up with him as his sister. He helped me to realize that there is a good side toevery situation, if we simply make the choice to find it.赠送C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)：（共14分）Some people think that a good friend is someone you never fall out with（吵架）. I (81) d_________. Let me tell you about one of my closest friends, Alberto.I first got to know him when we were at school. We were soon best friends. We had the same (82) s_________of humor, and laughed at the same things. But when we were about ten, everything changed. Alberto and I had a(n) (83) a_________---I can’t even remember what it was about now, but it made me see red at the time. We both got angry. I didn’t keep in (84)t_________with him again.About fifteen years later, I met a (85) s_________on a train. We started talking, and I found we had a lot in common. He had an opinion about everything, and he was great fun to be around. I asked his name, and he said, “Don’t you remember? It’s me, Alberto！”(He had a beard now, and I didn’t (86) r_________him.So now we’re friends again. And I think we get on (87) e_________better now than when we were children!81.d_______ 82. s _______ 83. a_______ 84. t_______ 85. s_______ 86. r_______ 87. e_______C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with properwords(在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)：（共14分）Hello, everyone. Welcome to Eastern Home on the air. I’m Alice. Today in our program I will tell you some methods of (81) c_________a lively outdoor garden.First plant a row of green shrubs（灌木） around your house. They allow you to have a beautiful scene. But most importantly, they will act as a natural wall for your lively outdoor garden.To make an outside garden, the most important thing is to choose (82) f_________ plants for winter. Many people choose plants that are colorful and lovely during spring and summer but then die during autumn and winter. This is (83)b_________ their garden design didn’t include plants that can stand up to the cold winter time.This does not mean that you have to fill your garden with pins. There are many interesting and exciting plants that can make your winter garden as lovely as a summer (84) o_________. Tomorrow I will introduce some green plants for the winter garden to you.Remember that you must do some things for your garden. Many people don’t think plants in winter need watering. Theyare wrong. Wet soil helps plants fight (85) a_________ cold weather. Put some old clothes or blankets around theirstems(茎）. By doing this you can stop goats or sheep from eating their skin.Finally, (86) e_________ the native animals to visit your garden like songbird. They bring a lively sense to your garden, don’t they? You can easily add color and beauty to your garden (87) e_________ by building some “little houses”. Even several tree branches in a corner of your garden can be an inviting home for birds and other small animals.82.c_______ 82. f _______ 83. b_______ 84. o_______ 85. a______ 86. e_______ 87. e_______。

2023中考英语专项复习测试卷：首字母填空(上海市)Part 1：单词拼写（10分）1. My mother is a t _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and her workplace is a hospital.2. Jane has a f _ _ _ of studying English.3. The old man is always p _ _ _ _ _ _ _ his grandchildren with gifts.4. She is v _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to her husband who always supports her.5. The movie has a s _ _ _ _ _ line that makes people cry.Part 2：短语运用（10分）1. He is good at playing basketball. → He _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ basketball.2. Can I answer the phone for you? → Can I _ _ _ _ _ _ the phone for you?3. Tom went to Canada for further study. → Tom went to Canada to _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .4. My dad is going to take me to the park this weekend. → My dad is going to _ _ _ me to the park this weekend.5. I’m sorry I have to go now. → I’m sorry I have to _ _.Part 3：完形填空（30分）Mr. Brown was a teacher at a very strict school. One day, he was teaching history __1__ a group of teenage students. The topic of the lesson was the ancient Greeks.Mr. Brown was talking about a famous story called “The Trojan Horse”. It was a __2__ well-known Greek myth. The story goes that the Greeks were fighting __3__ the Trojans. The Greeks created a huge wooden horse but they hid inside it. Then they left the horse __4__ the city gates and pretended to sail away. The Trojans found the horse and __5__ it inside their city as a trophy. In the night, the Greeks climbed out of the horse and opened the gates for their army to __6__ in. The Greeks won the war.Suddenly, one of the students __7__ Mr. Brown, “But sir, why didn’t the Trojans look inside the horse?” Mr. Brown replied with a smile, “Because the Greeks __8__ another secret weapon - ignorance.”The students were a little confused. “What do you mean by‘ignorance’?” they asked. Mr. Brown explained, “Ignorance is when we don’t know things. The Trojans were __9__ that the Greeks might be hiding inside the horse. They didn’t even think of looking __10__ because they were ignorant.”1. A. to B. by C. for D. with2. A. widely B. rarely C. hopefully D. suddenly3. A. in B. with C. against D. on4. A. out of B. through C. into D. from5. A. placed B. left C. rode D. ignored6. A. sneak B. sneak out C. sneak up D. sneak in7. A. told B. warned C. asked D. shouted8. A. used B. were used C. are using D. use9. A. sure B. unsure C. feared D. expected10. A. in B. on C. at D. out ofPart 4：阅读理解（50分）AWhen you’re a kid, there are few things better than summer vacation. No school, no homework, just long sunny days to enjoy. But how do you make the most of those days? Here are five tips!1. Get activeSummer is the perfect time to get outside and get moving. Instead of watching TV or playing video games, try a new sport or activity. It’s a great way to keep your body healthy and your mind active.2. Read, read, read!Just because ther e’s no homework, doesn’t mean you should stop reading. Books are a fantastic way to expand your imagination and keeplearning. Start a book club with your friends, visit your local library or bookstore, and read in the park on a sunny day.3. Set a goal4. TravelWhether you’re going to a new country or just exploring your hometown, summer is a great time to travel. You can learn about different cultures, try new foods, and see new things. Take a road trip with your family or visit a national park. The world is waiting for you!5. Just relaxWhile it’s great to stay active and keep learning, it’s also important to take some time to relax. Summer is the perfect time to take a much-needed break. Spend a day at the beach, have a picnic in the park, or just hang out with your friends. You deserve it!1. What can we learn from the passage?A. Kids should keep learning in summer vacation.B. Kids should not watch TV or play video games.C. Kids can try a new sport in summer vacation.D. All of the above.2. What can we do if we want to travel?A. Take a road trip with our family.B. Visit a national park.C. Go to a new country.D. All of the above.3. What should we do if we want to relax in summer vacation?A. Spend a day at the beach.B. Have a picnic in the park.C. Hang out with our friends.D. All of the above.BTelevision has been around for more than 60 years, but some people argue that it has changed little in all that time. Do you agree with this statement? Consider the following two points of view.From one point of view, television has certainly changed a lot in the last 60 years. For starters, there are far more channels to choose from nowadays. With satellite and cable television, people can watch channels from all around the world. Additionally, the picture and sound quality of television has improved greatly since the 1950s. Finally, television has expanded not just to entertainment, but also to other areas like news and education.From another point of view, however, television has not changed very much over the last 60 years. Despite the increased number of channels, a lot of the programming is still quite similar. Most channels, for example, still show movies, sports and TV series. News programs, meanwhile, continue to rely on a handful of presenters, reporters and news sources. Finally, although television has expanded its educationalprogramming, many critics believe that it could do much more in this area.1. What is the passage mainly about?A. The advantages and disadvantages of television.B. The history of television.C. The changes and similarities of television over the years.D. The importance of television in people’s daily lives.2. What is one opinion from the “changed” point of view?A. Television quality was better in the past.B. The range of channels and programs has increased.C. People today watch less TV than in the past.D. Educational programs on TV are not effective.3. What is one opinion from the “not changed” point of view?A. Televisions are cheaper and more widely available.B. People are watching more educational programs than in the past.C. News programs still rely on few sources.D. Children today watch more TV than in the past.Part 5：书面表达（方案）（50分）初中生活即将结束，新的生活即将开始。

Article 1Vincent Van Gogh was one of the most famous Dutch artists of the 19th century.O__1__the course of his 37 years, Van Gogh painted some of the most renowned paintings of our time. At the age of sixteen, he began a career not as a painter but as an art salesman for the firm Goupil & Cie. Van Gogh spent seven years with the firm, but became unhappy. In the following years, Van Gogh went from job to job, living inv__2__ cities in Europe.Van Gogh was not c__3__of his own abilities, but through the encouragement and support of his beloved brother, Theo, he went to Brussels to begin studies in art. During the next ten years, he painted 872 paintings. Although Van Gogh is a world-famous artist today, he was l__4__known to the art world while he was alive. He sold only one painting during his lifetime but his fame grew rapidly in the years after his death.Later Van Gogh also s__5__from severe depression and was admitted to an asylum! While in the asylum, Van Gogh painted one of his best-known paintings—Starry Night. On July 27, 1890 Vincent Van Gogh shot himself in the chest in a wheat field. Two days later he died with his younger brother, Theo, by his s__6__.Van Gogh produced more than 2.000 art works, consisting of around 900 paintings and 1,100 drawings and sketches. His work was a strong influence on the modern art, and today many of his pieces, including his numerous s__7__portraits , landscapes and oil paintings, are among the world's most recognizable and expensive works of art. Article 2【2011年嘉定区一模】Body language is one of the best ways to find out what is really going on inside someone's head. A small movement of the mouth or nose, or a wink of the eye —these actions can say so much more about a person's, feelings than a__1__they say to you. But you need to be very experienced to u__2__what you see completely. Here are some basic movements made by Westerners — and explanationsof what they mean— to get you started. Pat or rub your stomach. If someone rubs their stomach, they are not feeling sick. They are just h__3__. Shrug your shoulders. This means "I don't know" or "I am not bothered". If your friend shrugs their shoulders when invited to a party,it shows they are not very i__4__in going along to it. Keep your fingers crossed. It is a gesture that wishes for good l__5__. Before people take exams,they often cross their fingers in the hope of good grades. Football fans do thesame thing when their favorite team gets a penalty — they wish the player willscore a goal. Rub your chin. If someone rubs their chin, it often means theydon't believe what someone is s__6__! So if your friend makes this gesture, itsecretly tells you what they feel. Scratch your head. If your foreign English teacher scratches his head when you ask a question, then he is confused and mightn__7__have understood what you said. Either that, or he can’t remember your name!Article 3 【2011年闸北区一模】Owning a dog is not as easy as some people think.It needs a lot of r__1__. You have to take your dog for walks regularly, feed it and bathe it. You have to c__2__for it every day. I think it is also important to take it to see the vet regularly. B__3__you get a dog, I feel it is important to think about why you want to. Do you want a dog for love and friendship? Maybe you want a dog to p__4__yourself or your home? You can also ask yourself these questions: Do I have enough time to take care of a dog? Do I have enough money to pay for food and visits to the vet? I__5__my home big enough for a dog? These questions should help you decide w__6__you really should have a dog as a pet. If you are sure you can give a dog a good life,then go ahead and look for a dog that would suit you. Good luck with your dog.Remember: a pet is f __7__life.Article 4【2013年松江区二模】Have you ever noticed the black and white bars on a book? Do you know what they are used for? They are barcodes used in most products. If you go to a supermarket, you can see almost every product with a barcode o__1__it. Barcodes contain information about the product, such as nameand production date. It’s an e__2__and convenient way to know about the products. Just scan the bars with a barcode reader and everything is c__3__.The first use of a barcode in a supermarket checkout system was on a pack of American Wrigley Company chewing gum in 1974. Beyond supermarkets, barcodes are n__4__everywhere: for renting cars, for luggage checks on a plane, for parcelsyou send; life would be rather difficult w__5__barcodes. Most of our things would get lost in the post. Barcodes change as well. Barcodes in the past were1-D, but now there are 2-D barcodes, such as QR code. Since 2016, QR has beenused on Chinese train tickets. People can enter stadiums, cinemas and theaters by h__6__certain types of barcodes. If you find these barcode things boring, a barcode building might be more up your street. In St Petersburg, Russia, there is a building designed like a barcode. Itl__7__strange, but it’s actually a shopping mall. There are games too. Barcode Monsters is a mobile phone game.You have to scan barcodes and find the monsters!Article 5【2011年静安区一模】In the United States, when you become rich, you want people to know about it. And even if you aren't very rich, you want people to think that you are. that is w___1___" keeping up with the Joneses" is about. It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbours.The expression was f___2___ used in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself. He began earning $125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. He got married and moved with his wife to a very rich neighbourhood o___3___ New York City.When he saw that rich people rode horses, Momand went horseback riding every day.When he saw that rich people had servants, Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbors.It was like a race, but one could neverf___4___this race because one was always trying to keep up. The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could not pay for their new way of life any l___5___ .They moved back to New York City, living in an old flat.Momand looked around him and noticed that many people did things just to keep up with the rich life style of their neighbors. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories about this. He called it "Keeping up with the Joneses" because "Jones" is a very c___6___ name in the United States." Keeping up with the Joneses" came to mean keeping up with the rich lifestyle of the people around you. Momand's series a___7___ in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years. Article 6 【2012年浦东新区一模】Each Indian tribe (部落) had a different language. Many Indians never learned any language e___1___ their own. Do you know how Indians from different tribes talked to each? They had two ways to talk without sound. One way was by sign language; the other was by signals.Sign language is a way talking by signs. Indians used it when they met strangers. In this way, they could find out w___2___ the stranger was a friend or an enemy.Indians usually used signals when they wanted to send messages to someone far away. To make signals, an Indian might use a pony (小马). He might use a blanket. Or he might use smoke, a mirror or fire arrows (箭) .To signal that he had seen many animals, an Indian r___3___ his pony in a large circle. Sometimes the Indian gave a signal likethis and then went away to hide. This meant that there was danger.The blanket signal was visible from far away. AnIndian held two c___4___ of a blanket in his hands. Then he began to swing the blanket from side to side in front of him. An Indian could send many different signals with his blanket.He could also send many signals with a mirror to w___5___ someone or to get the attention of a person far away. But he also used it to send messages in code. Of course, mirrors could be used o___6___ when the Sun was shining. At night, Indians used fire arrows for signaling.An Indian also sent signals with smoke. He made a small fire of dry wood. Then he put grass or green branches on it. He held a blanket over the fire for a minute. When he r___7___ the blanket from the fire,there was a cloud of smoke. The number of clouds of smoke told his message in code.Now you can see that Indians didn't need to learn each other's language. They could talk to one another by using signals or sign language.Article 7【2013年嘉定区一模】Peggy Cardona parked her blue Nissan at a supermarket one day in February. “I’l l come and open the door for you,〞 she told her four-year-old grandson, Ryan Eshleman, in the back s___1___.The car moved ahead before Cardona could even close the door. “Nana, the car is moving!〞 Ryan cried. Cardona jumped into the driver’s seat and reac hed for the handbrake (手闸), her left leg stepping outside, trying to s___2___ the car. She couldn’t find the brake, and she got out of the car as it moved down the steep slope towards a pond 20 feet away. Ryan was very f___3___ and cried “Nana!〞 as the car fell into the pond and the water began pouring in.“Help!〞 Cardona cried as the car moved from the bank. “My grandson isi___4___!〞A supermarket clerk, Clint Fountain, 24, had just stepped outside for a break when he saw a crowd gathering by the pond. He jumped down the slope and dived into the cold water.Reaching the car, Fountain saw Ryan’s terrified face just inches above the water. “Unlock the door!〞 Fountain shouted. The boy’s fingers fumbled (未触到) with the lock.Fountain hit on the back window, but the glass wouldn’t break. A___5___ man Dick McClung dived in and handed him a hammer. Grabbing it, Fountain told the boy to move aside, and broke the glass. His hands went through the broken window in the black water and pulled the boy out. At that moment the last flash of the blue card___6___ under the water.“Climb onto my back,〞 Fountain said. Ryan did so, but the tired man couldn’t swim back. McClung, still beside them in the water, picked up Ryan and swam to the bank s___7___. Later, doctors found Ryan had got only a little hypothermia (体温过低).“They risked their lives to save Ryan,〞 Cardona said of the men. “I thank God every day for them.〞Article 8【2012年青浦区一模】Carla was riding the bus with her elder brother, Brian. It was pretty hot outside, so they decided to get o__1__the bus and buy some cold drinks. They got their refreshments(活力恢复) and took a walk down the street.As they waited at the crosswalk, they saw a wonderful new car come up. As they admired the car, the passenger door opened a bit and an empty juice b__2__ rolled out.Then the light turned green and the car sped off.Carla and Brain could hardly believe it. Who would put trash(垃圾) in the middle ofthe street? Brian n__3__ all the other trash in the street and on sidewalks. He explained to Carla how much he hated litter and how lazy it was to be a "Jitterbug" (垃圾虫). They decided that they had to get their neighbourhood cleaned up.When they got home, Carla and Brian wrote a letter.They suggested that the city put p__4__trash cans in every corner. They described how they felt about people littering in their town. They wrote that they wanted to see the streets and sidewalks cleaned up. They e__5__ asked everyone in the neighbourhood to sign the letter. Then Brian sent it to the mayor.A few weeks later, Brian told Carla he wanted to s__6__ her something. He took his sister for awalk up the street. What do you think they saw? There were new trash cans on every corner and hardly any litter on the sidewalks!The mayor had listened to them. Carla and Brianwere happy and p__7__ . They decided they would always help keep their town clean.Article 9【2012年黄浦区一模】I came into a village and I saw a policeman standing outside the post office and reading something carefully. He looked up at the car, w___1__ into the road, and held up a hand to stop me.I a__2___ stopped, but then I realized that the policeman had been reading about me. I supposed the police at the hotel had worked quickly, and called all the local villages. I drove faster, the policeman jumped out of my way, and I was soon out of the village.I left the main road as soon as possible and tried a smaller one. It was not easy without a map, and I realized thatI had been so s___3___ to steal the car. It would help the police to find me in any corner of Scotland. If I left it, and went off on foot, they would find mein an hour or two.I was very hungry; I had eaten n__4__ since morning. And now, as I drove, I heard a noise in the sky, and there was a plane. I drove as fast as I could down into another town. Suddenly, a car appeared in front of me from a s__5___ road. There was no time to stop. I did the only thing possible and drove off the road into a fence, hoping to hitsomething soft beyond. But I was out of good l___6__. The car went through the fence like a knife through butter, and immediately began to fall. I jumped out and was caught by the branch of a tree, while the car disappeared into a river fifteen meters below.A hand helped me out of the tree, and a frightened voice asked me if I was badly hurt. The speaker was a young man who was very sorry. I was more p__7___ than angry; it was a good way for the car to disappear.Article 10【2013年虹口区一模】Nike, Adidas, Converse…, do you know these world-famous brands? What do you think of them? Do you use theirproducts?Sam: I’m a Nike fan. Many of Nike’s a__1__ onTV are fun and its products are great! Joe: In my eyes, top brand means top quality.So I love top brand products a__2__ they’re very expensive.Sally: The logos of famous brands are usually unique and nice. It’s c__3__ to own products with those logos.Jackie: Many top brand products are advertised by spokesmen. Spokesmen are my favourite stars. I love the stars, so of course I want to use the products they speakf__4__.Susan: I know it’s popular for young people to have famous brand products nowadays. But I have no i__5__ in following the fashion. I only choose the products that suit me.Adam: As students, we don’t earn money ourselves. It’s not easy for our parents to support us. So I use whatever they choose for me now. When I grow up and become financially i__6__, I may buy the famous brand products I am fond of.Bob: I like playing basketball with my classmates. When we play on the playground, we don’t care about what you wear as long as you can play w__7__. So in my opinion, there is no need to care so much about the brands of what you wear.Article 11【2012年奉贤区二模】Anger is a kind of feeling. Many things can make you angry. When your teacher gives you too much homework, when your team loses an important game, when your friend b__1__ your favorite thing and then breaks it, you may get really angry.Usually, your body will tell you when you are angry. For example, you breathe much f__2__, your face turns red and you may want to break something or hit someone, but sometimes, you hide your anger. For example, you may hide it in your h__3__. The problem is that if you do this, you may get a headache or your stomach may hurt.In fact, it's not good to hide your anger, and it's normal for you to get angry sometimes. But anger must be let out in the right way, without hurting o__4__or yourself. Let me give you some advice.When you get angry, you can talk about it with other people. It's helpful to talk about your anger with other people, such as p__5__, teachers, good friends etc. When you talk about anger, those b__6__feelings can start to go away. On the other hand,when you start to feel angry, you can do some other things: count from 1 to 100; go for a bike ride; think about good things, etc.Don't let your anger c__7__you. Remember that how you act when you are anger can make everything better or worse.Article 12【2012年虹口区二模】In the middle of the 1800s, France was considered the most important place in the world for art. One reason for that was the Academy, a government organization with some strict r__1__about art. It decided what could and could not be art. In order to be accepted by the Academy, an artist had to be very talented. Artists also had to paint exactly the way the Academy wanted them to. A brave group of painters challenged these ideas and changed art f__2__.Each year, the Academy had an exhibition of the art they had decided was the best. In 1864, a group of artists became a__3__because they didn‟t get into the show. They felt that their paintings were not bad; the paintings were just different. After complaining to the government, these artists were given their own show.The Academy thought all art should look realistic. But these artists were more interested in trying to show movement and the bright colors of daylight. In their opinion, it was more real to show these than it was to paint a scene which was as s__4__as a photo. It was also more interesting to show all of the different colors when light hits an object like water.By 1874, many different artists were painting in this new style, including Claude Monet. One of his paintings had the title, Impression: sunrise. A critic h__5__these new artists. He used Monet‟s title to make fun of these painters by calling them “Impressionists〞, meaning that they didn‟t make real paintings. The critics wh o liked these artists thought the word was just right. They began to use it happily. They thought it was more important to paint h__6__they saw things instead of just what they saw. Other artists around the world felt that they could have this freedom as well. Because of the impressionists, the art w__7__was never the same.Article 13【2012年徐汇区二模】Today, the largest remaining area of hutongs in Beijing is north of Forbidden City. This is where many Chinese and foreign tourists come for a “hutong tou r〞. We asked several of these tourists to tell us about their o__1__.(Vicky Wang, Hong Kong) “It‟s really s__2__---we‟re in the middle of one of the biggest cities in the world, but in these hutongs it feels as if we are in a village in the countryside. There are lots of trees everywhere, and all the buildings are only one or two storeys high. In a__3__, there aren‟t many cars in the hutongs, so they are quite quiet--- very different from the streets in the centre of Hong Kong! It‟s nice to walk around he re and stop or have a drink in one of the little coffee shops or bars by the lakes.〞(Ted, Canada) “When you visit the modern part of Beijing--- with the wide roads, tall buildings and colorful lights--- you can i__4__that you are almost anywhere in the world.It’s the old hutongs, temples and palaces that are really interesting and beautiful. It‟s a s__5__that so little of the old city has been kept. I‟ve taken lots of photos while I‟ve been here. The next time I come back here, I don‟t know how much of …old Beijing‟ will be left.〞(Yu,Guangzhou)“I don‟t see what‟s so interesting about these hutongs. The streets are too narrow--- I could h__6__drive my car down them. And most of the houses are old and dirty. China should have a better c__7__city that we c an all be proud of. Let‟s get rid of these hutongs and change them into modern offices and flats.Article 14【2012年奉贤区一模】A thousand years ago, Hong Kong was covered by a thick forest. As more and more people came to live in Hong Kong, these trees were cut down and burnt. Now there is no forest left, though there are still some small areas covered with trees. We callthese ―woods‖. Elephants, tigers and many o__1__ animals were living in the thick forest. When people came to live in Hong Kong, the animals began to die out. Early farmers grew rice and r__2__ pigs and chickens in the valleys. They cut down the trees and burnt them. They needed fire to keep t__3__ warm in winter, to cook their food and to drive away the dangerous animals. Elephants quickly d__4__ because there was not enough food for them. So did most of the wolves and tigers.You might think that there are no longer any animals in Hong Kong e__5__ in the zoos, but there are still about 36 different animals living there. One of the most lovely of Hong Kong’s animals is the barking deer. There are beautiful little animals w__6__ a rich brown coat and a white patch under the tail. They look like deer but they are much smaller. They are less than two feet high. They make a noise rather like a dog barking. In Hong Kong the barking deer has only one r__7__enemy- men. People hunt these little animals though it is illegal. There are now not many barking deer left. So it is important for people to protect these wild animals.Article 15【2011年青浦区一模】It's often said that the best way to see a country is to use the method of transport which is traditional in that place. So people should see Australia on horseback, Nepal on foot and the US by car. If this is true, then a bicycle is the p__1__ way to visit Sri Lanka. Although the 18-speed mountain bike I used is not an everyday sight, more traditional types can be seen all over the c__2__ .Sharing the same kind of transport as local people changes the way you see the place. You are traveling at a speed that fits the environment. It is not so slow that you only see a s__3__ area each day, and not so fast that the details of the countryside are missed. Better still, you can stop whenever you want to listen to the birds or the sound of water, you can talk to people, smell their cooking or take a photo. H__4__, this doesn't mean that cycling in Sri Lanka is relaxing. If you want to see the whole country, you have to leave the towns and villages and cycle through forest—where thetemperature is 37°C, cross rivers, climb hills and go over paths which are made of mud, rock or sand.The most pleasant paths in the forest follow the irrigation canals. T__5__ carry water into the bright green rice fields. During the afternoon, groups of children, farm workers and water buffaloes all come to s__6__ in canals. Then, when you climb up the hills in the centre of the country, you see that the side of every hill is covered with rows of trees in another lovely green. In fact, the whole country is covered in more different and beautiful shades of green t__7__ I've ever thought. Now I'm wondering where to ride my bike next — perhaps along the canals of the Netherlands, or through the city streets of China...Article 16【2010年长宁区一模】It is one o'clock in Seattle in the afternoon. You are walking d__1__ the street. A lot of people are outside for lunch. You see a woman. She is holding a white and green paper cup. You see another person. He is also holding a cup in his hand. You see another and another. Everybody holds a cup! What are they all drinking? You s__2__ the air in Seattle. It's coffee! People in Seattle love coffee. Some say it's because Seattle has many rainy d__3__ and people need coffee to be happy. There is caffeine in coffee and it helps people be happy. These people like latte better. Others say coffee shops are popular because people in Seattle are very relaxed. They need coffee to stop them from falling a__4__easily. These people like espresso better.Coffee shops in Seattle are like teahouses in China. In Seattle, people go to coffee shops to talk to friends, read books, play games, work on the computer or relax. Coffee is an important p__5__ of people's life. The world's largest coffee shop chain, Starbucks, first o__6__ in Seattle in 1971. There are many good baristas in Starbucks. But Starbucks is not the o__7__ popular coffee shop chain in the city. There are other large chains. Seattle also has many small neighborhood coffee shops.Article 17【2013年虹口区二模】When I came out of my office, it was dark. In order to get home as soon as possible, I took a taxi. The car was flying along the road, but later it was in a traffic jam in darkness. I b_____1_____the silence for fear that the driver might be too tired to drive. “When do you go back home in the evenings?〞“Nine o’clock. I’ll go home after this t_____2_____.〞“Then when do you come out in the mornings?〞 I threw out another question.“Nine o’clock, too. And I go home for lunch and d inner, just as if I worked at an office.〞 His words s_____3_____me, because every time I ride in a taxi, what I hear from the driver is only complaints. They complain that they have to work from morning till night, that it is hard to earn money, that they are bullied by the police, or that the leaders enjoy the fruits of their work. It s_____4_____they are not satisfied with everything. But this driver told me, “I find it tiring to be a section chief as I was before. Idon’t like management work. I like driving, just out of pleasure. It’s lucky that Is_____5_____drive without a passenger. So I can earn three or four thousand yuan a month easily. Any trick? Yes, I never follow an e_____6_____taxi. If it goes southward, I go northward. If it goes along the highway, I turn into a narrow street. In this way I always get customers.〞His words showed his satisfaction with his life and the pride he took in his job. Such feelings are so rare among people nowadays just as oxygen in high mountains. How many people nowadays can show high ideals by s_____7_____living and go with a calm mind? I couldn’t help feeling moved when I found such a state of mind in a stranger on a cold winter night.Article 18【2012年黄浦区二模】Once my mother told me a story. In Africa, when an antelope wakes up every morning, the first thing it thinks about is, “ I must be able to run faster than the fastest lion, or I will be k_____1_____. 〞 At the same time, a lion wakes from his dream. The first thing the lion thinks about is, “I must be able to catch the s_____2_____ antelope, or I will die of hunger.〞 So, almost at the same time, the antelope and the lion get up and start running toward the rising sun.This is life: full of chances and challenge. Whether you are an antelope or a lion, you must go a_____3_____ when the sun rises. For students, it is just the same. If we do not study hard, sooner or later, we will fall b_____4_____ the other students. At first, I did not know what the word “exam〞 meant. Later I knew an exam was a kind of competition. In competitions, there are always w_____5_____ and losers. As I grew up, I got to know competition well. In one’s life, there must be competitions, so people can improve.Each time I saw children playing games and heard their laughter, I wished I were that age again. However, I remembered my parents’ words: “You must work very hard in order to have a good f_____6_____.〞 So I picked up my pen and began to study hard again.I was still not sure what competition really meant. One day, I was taking part in an English-speaking competition. When I went to the stage, I saw other students looking at me kindly. I s_____7_____ knew what competition was. It is not as cruel as my teacher and parents told me. In fact, competition is the opposite: it is kind and necessary. I learned a lot from realizing this fact. Now I understand more about the world. Competition is important for us all.Article 19【2013年金山区一模】It is difficult to imagine what the world was like in 1254. Europe was living in an age that we call the Medieval Period (中世纪). It was a time of many wars.It was in that time that Marco Polo was born in Venice, Italy. Life in Venice wasd_____1_____ from life in most of Europe. Venice was a city of beautiful buildings and water canals. Many businessmen did business in Venice. Marco Polo’s father and uncle were businessmen. They had traveled to a far-off country called Cathay. (Cathay is now。

首字母填空讲解I.知识考点首字母填空类短文题是近几年中考试题经常采用的题型之一，因为它有非常好的信度和效度，又能拉开考生间的分差、提高区分度。

这种题型属于能力测试的范畴，它考查的范围极广，可以是英语知识的方方面面，还可能涉及其它学科。

它要求考生在充分理解短文的基础上将单词拼写出来，并且单词形式合理，符合语法规范，符合短文需要。

这种试题的首字母已给，所填的就必须是该字母开头的单词。

这既是一种限制，又是一种提示。

可是这种题型因难度相对较大，考生失分现象比较严重。

学生要仔细阅读全文，利用上下文提供的有关信息，再仔细阅读相关句子，判断所缺单词的句子成分，才能完成练习。

完型填空式中考试卷中最难的题型，最能测量考生实际运用语言的能力。

要做好此类题目，考生不但要有较强的语感，善于体会上下文的内在联系，而且要有扎实的语言知识储备和较大的词汇量。

考查重点是名词、动词、形容词、副词和代词这几大词类。

首字母填空特点及中考趋势：1)首字母填空题答题时要求既要使所填的词在语法和语义上正确，又要使其符合短文内容与情景的需要，所给出的词首字母同时起着提示和限定的作用。

它不仅考查学生在词汇、语法等方面的基础知识，还考察理解、推导、分析等综合能力。

2)从近几年的考题来看，短文填空题所考查的单词涉及的词性范围较广，几乎涉及到了十大词类；文中所涉及的语言知识面较宽，学生需运用已学过的词法、句法及常用词组、短语、惯用法等知识进行具体分析后再答题，有一定的难度。

文章短小、精致，字数通常在100～150之间。

短文的体裁不一，有记叙文、说明文、议论文等。

短文题材丰富，内容通俗易懂，与现代生活紧密相关，如：英国人分期付款购房；度假回来的路上买家具的小故事；食物对不同年龄段的人的不同影响；被驯化的动物可以为人们做事情等，可读性、趣味性强，符合初中生的认知特点。

根据首字母提示填空类短文的阅读题属于能力测试的范畴，它考查的范围极广，可以是英语知识的方方面面，还可能涉及其它学科。

首字母填空汇编（1）建平西校Christmas means different things to different people. To some people, it means bright packages under a Christmas tree. To others, it means family get together to have a wonderful meal. To Christians, it means Jesus's birthday. Christmas also means giving a helping hand to people in need. Although people are busy s 81 for presents and sending Christmas cards, they take time to help others.In America and around the world, Christmas offers many chances to spread "peace on earth, goodwill toward men". For example, some people stand outside malls and stores collecting m___82___ for the needy. Many churches and other organizations collect toys and clothes as Christmas gifts for poor families. Going caroling (唱圣诞颂歌) is another traditional way to bring cheer to neighbors—e___83___ the elderly and people who can't get out much. The Christmas spirit encourages people to help each other in many different ways.The spirit of helping others isn't l 84 to Christmas, however. People help others year-round. Many organizations like The Make a Wish Foundation exist just to help others. It gives dying children a chance to have their dream come true. Thousands of people spend their time serving as v 85 in hospitals, homeless shelters and schools. As the old saying goes, "Charity begins at home"—but it doesn't s 86 there. Americans are keen on helping needy people in other countries, as well. Many American organizations reach out to suffering people in other countries. For a certain amount per month, people can provide needy children with food, clothing and education.As long as there are people in need, helping others will remain an important task. Americans are not the only ones who believe in helping others. People in every culture recognize that being h 87 is one of the greatest virtues (美德) in life, as well as one of the sweetest joys. The Christmas season is a great time to renew our promise to help people in need. We never know when we might need a little help.答案：shopping money especially limited volunteers stop helpful（2）建平远翔C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words （在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。

上海市中考英语首字母填空练习首字母填空类短文题是近几年各省、市中考题经常采用的题型之一，这种题难度相对较大，考生失分现象很严重。

主观型首字母填空也称为限制型完形填空。

它的特点是将一篇文章中若干个词“掏空”，留下该词的首字母，它既作为提示又作为限制，让我们根据短文的意思把单词拼写完整，使文章连贯。

学生们在通读全文、掌握大意的前提下，采用先易后难，再逐项填空的应试策略。

做题时要通过字里行间来捕捉信息，既要理清逻辑，又要综合考虑，最后通过复读全文来消除疏漏。

给首字母填空类短文的阅读题属于能力测试的范畴，它考查的范围极广，可以是英语知识的方方面面，还可能涉及其它学科。

它要求考生在充分理解短文的基础上将单词拼写出来，并且单词形式合理，符合语法规范，符合短文需要。

下面就讲一讲做这类题的方法与技巧：1.通读短文知大意，看整体全面了解与阅读理解题和其它类型的完形填空一样，首先要通读短文，了解文章的大意。

每篇短文段落之间必然承上启下、前呼后应。

因此通读全文时要一气呵成，只要能了解短文的大意即可，细节不理解可以跳过。

因此，在解题之前通读一遍短文，目的是对文章有个全面的了解，弄清其中心思想和大意。

2.复读短文抓信息，前后照应巧猜词在了解文章大意的前提之下再次通读短文，目的是对短文有更进一步的了解。

在阅读时要特别注意一篇文章的开头（一般不设空）和结尾，它们能提供主要的信息，帮助了解全文所描述的事件或文章的中心思想。

在阅读过程中，要注意上、下文的关系，这对于把握文章的整体意义大有用处。

另外，要学会跳读，即对不理解的地方采用暂时回避的方式，待真正理解全文之后再找解决的方法。

有些短文填空题，有时出现约3%~5% 的生词是很正常的，这就要求学生根据构词知识或上、下文的意思加以猜测，来确定它的词义。

3.反复推敲多分析，慎重答题讲技巧再次通读短文，对留空的句子进行全面的分析，看它在全文中所处的位置、作用和意义。

这一遍阅读要求是精心阅读，要留心找出关键词、短语或句子，还要结合所给首字母的提示，进行填写，并注意单词的正确形式。

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最新原创上海初中首字母填空练习题6附答案：Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。

每空格限填写一词，首字母已给出)BEIJING - China on Friday expressed resolute(坚决的) opposition to the signing by US President Barack Obama of a bill (法案) authorizing(授权) the sale of Perry-class(佩里级护卫舰) guided missile frigates（护卫舰）t__1___ Taiwan."The bill seriously violates(违反)the t___2___China-US joint communiques(公报), particularly the US commitments (承诺)specified( 指定) in the August 17 Communique," s____3___ Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang.The United States agreed to g_____4____ reduce arms sales to Taiwan under the August 17Communique signed in 1982."China firmly opposes the arms s____5____ to Taiwan by the US. This position is resolute, clear and consistent (始终如一的)," Qin told a daily news briefing."It is a crude (粗鲁的）interference （干涉）of China's internal affairs, d___6___ China'ssovereignty（主权）and security interests and goes against the trend of peaceful development in cross-strait r_____7______," he added."China expresses strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to this and has lodged（提出）solemn （严肃的）representations（陈述）with the United States both in Beijing and Washington. We reserve（保留）the right to take further action."1 2 3 45 6 7答案：1 to 2 three 3said 4gradually 5sale 6damages 7relations。

Week 1(1)A number of people living near the Hongqiao Airport in Minhang District arec___1___ about the noise created by red-eye flights, but environmental protection official said the airport is not violating noise-control regulations.China stopped flights from taking off or l____2__ after midnight over safety concerns in 2002. But on March 26, the government dropped the ban in order to make f___3__ use of airports.Residents (居民) knew they would have to put up with noise from planes everyday when they moved to the village, but they never imagine there would be so much noise at night. They said they are awaken a __4____ every night, and they can't fall asleep again.According to an official surnamed Chen with the Jiaobao neighbor committee,most people living in the area are elderly and they said flights take off from Hongqiao Airport every day at 2:00 a.m. and 5:45 a.m., which has c____5___ their sleep for a whole night into three pieces.According to Environment Protection Partition of Shanghai, residential areashould be kept at a certain d____6___ from airports to cut down complaints about noise and air pollution. The distance depends on the surrounding environment. Local residents have written to the government, they hope the p____7___ can be solved as soon as possible.1.________2._______3.________4. ________5._________6._______7.________答案(1) complaining, landing, full, almost, cut, distance problem(2)Two furniture stores opened in the downtown. One was started by a rich man. He aboutm___1____ know didn't he But building. big a on money of lot a spentfurniture.The second store was owned by a carpenter. He had a lot of e_____2___ making tables, chairs, and other things. H____3___, he didn't have a lot of money. His store was small.In the first, many people went to the rich man's store. He sold a lot of furniture.But soon, customers started c____4____. The furniture was badly made. The owner didn't c____5___.The first year was hard for the carpenter. He only had a few customers, but they loved his work. It was very well made. These people told their friends about the store. S____6___, the business became more and more successful.What was the secret of the carpenter's success? Quality and good s_____7__.Those two things are important for every business.1.________2._______3.________4. ________5._________6._______7.________答案(2) much, experience, However, complaining, care, Slowly service(3)In the world, soccer of football is the most popular sport. This is because many countries have wonderful teams for the World Cup.To remember 2002 FIFA World Cup, children from d__1___ countries and more than 60 children from Japanese schools came together and spent three weekendsd___2____ a big picture called “Dream World Cup”in Japan. The children drew animals, flowers and people playing soccer u__3___ a blue bright sky. They wished each football team good luck by drawing the flags (旗帜) of all the countries that would t__4___ part in the World Cup in Japan and South Korea. The picture wasp____5___ up in a park near a playground in Yokohama. Some football teams would have games there.Are you a football fan? The World Cup makes more and more people i___6___ in football. Teenagers like playing and watching football. Many of them love some football stars so much that they get pictures of their favorite players on the walls of their rooms. That is the way to s__7__ their love for the World Cup as children in Japan.1.________2._______3.________4. ________5._________6._______7.________答案(3) different, drawing, under, take, put, interested show(4)In the U.S. Mother's Day is a holiday on the second Sunday in May. It is a day when children give their mothers cards, presents and flowers.One of the best w___1___ to celebrate Mother's Day is to give your mother theday off. Let her have a good rest w__2____ other members of the family do the housework.Many families begin Mother's Day with breakfast in bed. Usually Dad and thechildren will let Mum sleep as they go into the kitchen and get r___3__ for her favourite meal. A Mother's Day breakfast can make of anything your mum likes. After the food is cooked, keep everything nicely on a plate. Don't f__4___ to putthe bottle with only one flower. With spring here, the children can p___5__ up the nicest flower from the garden outside. When everything is ready, carry the plate and Mum's favourite books or newspapers up to her bedroom c____6____. Cards and given to Mum inother things from the children can be put on the plate before it isbed.Many families take Mum out to her favourite restaurant for a meal. It is a goodday to let your mother rest and let her see what a h___7___ family she has.答案(4) ways, while, ready, forget, pick, carefully, happy(5)Some big cities are crowded. They have bus or train s__1___ to help people travel through them. In these cities, many people do not have cars. For example, in New York, only about one third of the people drive to work.Why do people need to have a car? Some people need a car to get to work; some people want to show their richness, others like the freedom of having a car. But having a car can be e__2____. Many people take buses or trains instead of driving a car. They don't have to worry about the c__3__ of having a car.How much would it need to o__4___ a car? Learn the prices of new and usedcars by looking at advertisements in the newspapers. Then c___5___ how much you would have to pay each month for a car. If you buy a car, you have to pay for insurance and registration (牌照). You also have to take care of the car and buy gas. Put all the money you have to pay and compare it with w____6__ you pay for buses and trains.Now do you s___7__ want to buy a car?1.________2._______3.________4. ________5._________6._______7.________答案(5) services, expensive, costs, own, count, what, still(6)Have you ever had a day when everything seemed to go wrong, and nothing seemed to go right?Not too long ago, I was s___1__. I told my mother all about it, hoping for some pity. Instead, she said, “I heard Jamie was having a d___2___day, too. Why don't you make her some cookies?”I didn't r___3__ want to do that, but I didn't want to go back to my other problems, either. I made the cookies and p___4__ them in a box. Then I made a card with some flowers on it and wrote a small note.That afternoon I went to my friend's f___5__. When Jamie came to the door, she looked at me surprisingly. Before she could say anything, I said, “I heard you were having a hard day and decided to bring you something. I hope your day goes better.”The look on Jamie's face was one that I could never put into words. It was as if a dark sky s___6__ turned into sunshine.When I r___7___ home, I felt a lot better. That day I knew that those whobrought sunshine to others could also feel happy.1.________2._______3.________4. ________5._________6._______7._______答案(6) sad, difficult, really, put, flat, suddenly, returnedWeek 21A new Apple store scheduled(计划) to o on Saturday in Beijing will be the company's largest retail store(专卖店) in Asia, a senior company official said today.John Browett, Apple's senior vice president of retail, said the new store in the Wan gfujing shopping district will be the company's largest store in Asia, w more than 300 employees（员工）and a full range of accessories（配件）for Apple products.Browett did not say w the company will offer the iPhone 5 to the mainland （大陆）market when the Wangfujing store opens.The Wang fujing store was open to the media for one hour this morning. The iPhone5 was not on display at the store, a headphones（耳机）designed for the phone were on display.Apple is stepping up its efforts to expand its presence in China. Browett said a store in south China's city of Shenzhen is just about to open and m stores are潣業杮愠牣獯?桃湩?We are looking foward to s every Chinese customer in every city, said牂睯瑥?尠畂?桴瑡??潧湩?潴琠歡?獵猠浯?楴敭尮Smart phones have overtaken（赶上）desktop computers as the primary means of accessing the Internet for most Chinese, according to data from the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC).CNNIC data indicates that 388 million Chinese regularly surfed the Internet via their mobile phones at the e of June.Apple has 390 retail stores around the world. The Wangfujing store is its third in Beijing and sixth on the Chinese mainland.答案open with whether although more serving end2Let me hazard（冒险）a wild guess: the system of passwords you use on the internet –for accessing online banking, email, shopping sites, Twitter and Facebookaccounts –is a mess.You know perfectly well what you ought to be doing: for e site you visit, you should be choosing a different, complex sequence of letters, numbers and symbols, and then memorising it. But you don't do this.So instead you use the s familiar words for every site –your dog's name, the name of your street –with occasional ingenious(灵巧的) permutations(排列), such asadding S at the end. Or maybe you do try to follow the rules, in which case you'rep constantly getting locked （卡住）out of your bank account or trying to remember the answers to various absurd（荒谬的）security questions. (What was your favourite sport as a child?) And things are getting w : these days, you find yourself forced to choose passwords with both upper- and lower-case letters(大小写字母), and how can normal human being remember multiple combinations of those? Not you, that's for sure.One reason not to feel too guilty（内疚的）about your bad password behaviour is that it seems to be almost universal. Last month, an analysis of leaked pin numbers （泄露密码）revealed that about one in 10 of us uses S4; a recent securitybreach at Yahoo s that thousands of users' passwords were either password, welcome, S456 orinja.This is where the length of your password makes an almost unbelievable d . For a hacker with the computing power to make 1,000 guesses per second, afive-letter, purely random, all-lower-case password, such aspqzy, would take threeand three-quarter hours to crack(打开). Increase the number of letters to 20 and the cracking t increases, just a little bit: it's 6.5 thousand trillion centuries.The least hackable password, then, would be a long string of c randomletters, numbers, spaces and symbols –but you'd never remember it. However, because length matters（要紧）so much, the surprising truth is that a longish(稍长的) string of random English words, all in lower case –say, awoken wheels angling（钓鱼）ostrich –is actually much more secure than a s password that follows your bank's annoying rules, such as wq89453.One day, we may not have to worry about a of this: there are innovations（创新）in development that might replace passwords entirely. Touchscreens could be configured（安装）to detect subtle aspects of your interactions with your computer –the distances between your fingers, the speeds at which you tap and scroll.答案each same probably worse showed difference time completelyshorter any3Next time you get your debit card（借记卡）out, you might want to use it to buy some hand wash.A study has found that n one in 10 bank cards contains faecal（粪便的）oflevels high containing notes bank seven in one with better little is Cash matter. bacteria similar to that found in a dirty toilet bowl.The research, carried out at Queen Mary, University of London，showed ourhands are therefore dirtier than we might t .26 percent of hands sampled showed traces of faecal contamination (污染)including bacteria such as E.coli, the study f .And we may be making ourselves ill as a result. A further survey of the 272 participants revealed only 39 percent washed their hands b eating.The vast majority (91 percent) of respondents（应答者）also stated that they washed their hands after using the toilet, although the levels of faecal organisms contaminating the cards and currency suggested otherwise(另一面), researchers said. Washing hands with soap can r diarrhoeal（腹泻的）infections by up to 42 percent but only 69 percent of people reported doing this whenever possible.Dr Ron Cutler, who led the research at Queen Mary, said: 'Our analysis revealed（显示）that by handling cards and money each day we are coming into contact withsome potential pathogens （病原体）revealing faecal contamination including E. coli and Staphylococci.'People may tell us they wash their hands but the research shows us d , and highlights just how easily transferable（可转移的）these pathogens are, surviving on our money and cards.'Dr Val Curtis said: 'Our research shows just how important handwashing is - the surprising levels of contamination that we found on everyday objects is a sign that people are forgetting to wash their hands after the toilet, one of the key m for infection（感染）prevention.''We hope this study makes people think t and encourages people to washtheir hands after going to the toilet and before eating.'答案nearly think found before reduce different moments twice4Just A Little SmileMike was walking home from school one day when he noticed a boy ahead ofhim had tripped and dropped all of the books he was c , along with two sweaters, a baseball bat, a glove and a tape recorder. Mike knelt（跪下）down and helped the boy p up the scattered articles. Since they were going the same way, he helped to carry part of the burden.As they walked, Mike discovered the boy's name was James, that he loved video games, baseballand history, and that he was having lots of t with his other subjects and that he had just broken up with his girlfriend.They arrived at James' home first, and Mike was invited in for a Coke and towatch some television. The afternoon passed pleasantly with a few laughs and some shared small talk, then Mike went home.They continued to see each other around school, had lunch t once or twice, then both graduated from junior high school. They ended up in the same high school where they had brief contacts over the years.Finally the long awaited senior year came and three weeks before graduation, James asked Mike if they coud talk.James reminded him of the day years ago when they first met. Did you ever wwhy I was carrying so many things? asked James. You see, I cleaned out my locker because I didn't want to leave a mess for anyone e . I stored away some of mymother's sleeping pills. I was going home to commit suicide（自杀）. But after we spent some time talking and laughing, I realized that if I k myself, I would have missed that time and so many others might follow. So you see, Mike, when you楰正摥甠?桴獯?潢歯?桴瑡搠祡?潹?楤??潬?潭敲映牯洠?夠畯猠癡摥洠?楬敦尮答案killedelse wonder carrying pick trouble together5Evolution（进化）has changed our bodies and f over thousands of years —and it's still happening.Here's how leading anatomical（解剖学的）experts predict our descendants（后裔）will differ physically from us in 1,000 years from now.We'll be taller at 6-7 feet b of improved nutrition and medical science. Osteopath Garry Trainer, from north London, says: “The average American is about one inch taller than in 1960.”Our intestines (肠)will get shorter so we don't absorb as much fat and sugar —a natural w of avoiding obesity（肥胖）, says dentist Dr Philip Stemmer.If male fertility（生育能力）declines（下降）further, there will be smaller testicles（睾丸）.Our most used extremities（四肢）will change dramatically. Arms and fingersget longer to reduce the need to reach too far and nerve endings in hands and fingers will increase because of the greater use of devices such as iPhones that ncomplex eye-hand coordination.We'll have smaller brains, maybe because so much memorising and thinking isdone by our computers. “Science fiction images show humans of the future with hugebrains but big brains are not necessarily the best,”says Chris Stringer, from the Natural History Museum.for smaller mouths. Cary Cooper There will be large eyes to compensate（弥补）of Lancaster University, explains: “Communication will rely on facial expressions and eye movements.”Dentist Dr Stemmer also thinks there could be fewer teeth as s food needs lesschewing and biting. He says: “We could even get our nutrition from liquids or pills in the future, which could mean less teeth and receded jaws.”Expect people to have quadruple（四倍）chins （下巴）. “Our bodies were designed for eating less and using more energy than a m lifestyle requires,”saysRajiv Grover, a consultant plastic surgeon.We can expect other dramatic changes too.Everyone will have the same s of noses because climate is having less influence on broad or narrow hooters thanks to air conditioning and central heating. Central heating and warm clothing m we'll be less hairy but there'll be more wrinkles（皱纹）as a result of peering at our electronic devices.We could end up with saggy（下垂的）turkey necks too because extra sun will cause loose skin and baggy（膨胀的）eyelids. And there will be darker skin as people move around the planet and races mix.答案faces because way need softer modern shape meansWeek 31Strikes are very c in Britain. They are extremely h to its industry. In fact, there are other countries in Western Europe that lose more working days through strikes every year than Britain. The t with the strikes in Britain is that they occur （出现）in essential（主要的）industries. There are over 495 unions in Britain. Some unions are very small. Over 20 have more than 100,000 members. Unions do not exist only to demand h wages（工资）. They also educate their members. Tradeconditions. working i to try and sick the for benefits provide Theyunioners say that we must thank the unions for the great improvement in working conditions in the last hundred years. It is now against the law for union members to go on strike w the support of their union. This kind of strike is called the unofficial strike and was common until recently. Employers feel that unofficial strikes were most harmful because they would not be predicted. H , these unofficial strikesstill occur from time to time and some unions have also refused to cooperate with the law. As a result, the general picture of the relations between workers and employers in Britain has gone from bad to w .答案common harmful trouble higher improve without Howeverworse2You should not fear spiders because of their poison毒. Of all the spiders in North America, only one kind is really dangerous and m would not bite even if theywere handled. They much prefer to run away or to drop to the ground on a thread 线of silk. Even so, when a spider r directly toward a person, it gives the impressionthat it is about to a . Actually, it can not see the person in this way. The spider istoo short-sighted to see things at a distance. It only wants to go where it will not be disturbed. In the United States one kind of spider is responsible for the frightening reputation of the rest. It is the Black Widow. Because the female, which is larger than the male, often eats her husband a making love. The Black Widow is found in all states but is most common in the south and the west. She constructs（构建）a loose, irregular web under a pile of rowans（花楸）（一种山梨）or near the foundations of buildings where she is s_____ disturbed. She is not an attacking spider andmany people have proven this by letting her crawl（匍匐而行）over their hands. When she bites, it is usually in self-defence自卫. In spite of (尽管)the s you may have heard, it is rare for a person to be bitten by a Black Widow and even more usual for the bite to prove fatal（致命的）. But remember that her poison is pand even though she is shy, she should be respected.答案most runs attack after seldom stories powerful3Life coaches are in high demand these days, especially by stars in Hollywood! So what's a life coach and what does he or she do？While a basketball coach t you on your basketball skills, a life coach givesyou advice about your life, tries to figure out what you want and helps you achieve different goals. If your goal is to get in shape, then a life coach e you to get tothe gym,（体育馆）and hire a personal fitness trainer to help you eat healthier m . If you dream about traveling around the world but don't have enough money, a life coach will dish out financial advice, give you suggestions on how to save and invest your money, or even help you look for a better-paying j !A life coach is not a therapist, more than a consultant and not just a f : a life coach is skilled in helping you to make great improvements in your life. If things are pretty good, but you want them to be better, coaching is for you! Your life coach is your personal expert to help you realize your f potential（潜力）!Anything you can do, you can do it f and better with a coach!A life coach usually works with you over the phone, often weekly. He or she will you rightfor most important is what on you focus that will help you questions asknow, partner with you in identifying what you want, finding your values and goals, encouraging you to take action, and helping you achieve s .答案trains encourages meals job friend full faster success4In Europe, the United States and Japan, restaurants are testing technology to let diners order their food directly from a screen at their table, i of depending on a waiter or waitress to note their choice.Besides cutting costs, companies that sell the “e-menu”(电子菜单) argue that it has a novelty value that can a younger customers, and visual photographs of different food make diners order more.The idea may be just the latest trick in a trade which is d by consumer appetites. But at least for now, it appears to be boosting（促进）business.In Israel, some bars, pubs and family restaurants have already installed（安装）e-menu technology. The system is based on touch-screens already u inself-service canteens or for ticketing in airports and cinemas.“It's about impulse-buying. If a person starts looking at p of chocolate cake,the chances are he'll order it,”said a restaurant manager.The system has also been supplied to restaurant in France, South Africa, and Belgium.Frame, a restaurant in Israel which has installed the system, said sales on tables with the e-menu have increased by about 11 percent. Customers often call ahead to reserve tables equipped with the screens. At one of the e-menu tables, an i technology worker Gil Uriel and his young family were excited as they checked out pictures of the dishes on offer and talked about desserts.“It's more visual,”said Uriel, as his children clicked away on a games function ___ but it's much easier when between courses. “We can still choose, we can still argueyou can all see it.”答案i nstead attract driven used pictures information5As a parent, teaching your children how to use 911 in an emergency could be a sbut very important lesson.Not many years ago, each emergency agency had its own telephone number. Fora fire, people called the fire department, for a crime or a traffic a the police; for amedical situation an ambulance or a doctor.In 1968, the American government worked with the phone company to establish911 as the central number for all types of emergencies. When a call comes in, a worker in the emergency center answers the phone q , writes down the caller's information, and then helps the caller contact the emergency agency. According to the National Emergency Number Association, almost all Americans know they should call 911 when an emergency h .B teaching children to call 911, parents can also do some other things toteach children to deal with emergencies. Parents should discuss with children what should be done if an emergency happens. You can ask him or her, “What would you do if our house were on fire?”or “What would you do if you saw s trying tobreak in?”Teaching children to do a drill is the best way to teach them to deal with different emergencies.In a word, you should teach your children how to f emergencies. It is helpfulfor them to deal with some unexpected dangerous accidents.答案quickly simple accident face someone Besides happens Week41In recent years, playing kite-board seems to become more and more popular in Alaska in America. It is a new and old game. The game has w 1 the interest of many young people. The game is interesting but a little d 2 . One needs to play it very c 3A kite-board is in fact a skateboard（滑雪板）drawn（拉）by a few big flying kites. The old game was p 4 by some young people in Holland and Spain as e 5 as the last century. Since the board was hard to control（控制）,f 6 people dared（敢）to play it. With the development of the design（设计）of kite and skateboard, many people can l 7 how to play it. A kite board may go as f 8 as about 50 kilometres an hour. If you haven't had any practice, you'd better not play it. It is not s 9 .It is said that the game can exercise not only your b 10 but also thesensitivity of your brain（大脑的敏捷）.答案1.won2. difficult/dangerous3. carefully4. played5. early6. few7. learn8. fast9. safe 10. body2．2012 Nobel Prize for literature went to Chinese writer Mo Yan, the first Chinese citizen to claim the prize.His works were praised by the awarding committee as having qualities of桜污畬楣慮潴祲爠慥楬浳（魔幻现实主义）. Since the s of this week, Mo Yan hadthe highest odds on the Ladbrokes betting site, and has been a hot topic in Chinese media.Born in a family of a farmer in Shandong Province, the 57-year-old is k inthe West for two of his novels which were the basis of the film 'Red Sorghum.'(红高粱) Mo Yan, meaning don't speak in Chinese, is his pen name. The prize is worth1.2 million US dollars and wasa by the Swedish Academy. The four of the last five awards have been won by European authors.Talking about literature, there is a talk that Chinese writer Mo Yan might bring China its f Nobel Prize in Literature. The 57-year-old contemporary Chinese writer, Mo Yan, has been dominating Chinese media headlines.His literary achievements make him a serious competitor for this year's prize. Hehas been a popular figure in China's literary scene since the mid-1980s.Most people would find it hard to associate the animalistic（肉欲的）spirits in Red Sorghum with the mild-mannered and even timid （胆怯的）looking Mo Yan. Most of Mo Yan's works are set in his own hometown, Gaomi County, in EastChina's Shandong Province. Before the age of 20, he'd never ventured beyond the boundaries of his own county.Mo Yan was born in 1955, the fourth child in his family. In his early years, he e poverty, hunger and was repressed by a particularly harsh father. All of these things have influenced Mo Yan's later writings.When Mo Yan was 12 years old, he was forced to leave school and graze（放牧）cattle. To satisfy his t for reading, Mo Yan read every single book he could get hold of, even the dictionary.When he turned 20, he joined the army and got to see the w beyond hishome village. Six years later in 1981, he started his writing career. In 1987, The Red Sorgum burst onto China's literary scene., Life and（酒国）潍夠湡甥???瑯敨?慭潪?潷歲?湩汣摵?呜敨删灥扵楬?景圠湩履, Big （檀香刑）（生死疲劳）, 卜湡慤睬潯?敄瑡屨Death Are Wearing Me 畏屴牂慥瑳?湡?楗敤?灩屳（丰乳肥臀）and more. Mo has won s top Chinese and international prizes including the Mao Dun Prize 2011 for Frog.More than any other Chinese author, Mo Yan is well represented in foreign languages around the world. And with good reason - he's one of the great novelistic masters of modern Chinese literature, with a long list of ambitious novels to his name. His writing is p , visual, and broad, dipping into history, fantasy and absurdity to tell stories of China and its people.答案start known awarded first experienced thirst world several powerful3British Milkman Steve Leech saved some shops and flats with milk and won a National Bravery Award（国家勇敢奖）.Leech, 35 years old, said that when he was sending out milk as u 1 along Pine。

初三中考英语首字母填空专项练习附参考答案首字母填空的题型是考生反应最难的部分之一，其要求考生在理解短文的基础上正确拼写，词语的形式要合理，符合语法规范。

常要注意的是几点： 1. 通读短文，从整体理解。

2.抓重要信息，前后照应猜词。

3.合理答题，讲准确细致。

4. 常做练习，总结得与失。

一、根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。

Firefighters or firemen play an important role in our daily life. In some places, firefighters usewatchtowers to look for smoke and fires, although they get a fire report by telephone. A high tower isstill very u 67 for watching and guarding a place. Fire fighters also make it a place for practice. Theylearn how to p 68 out fires from burning buildings. They try to c 69 up the outsideof the tower as fast as possible. They carry water hoses up to the fire. They practise carryingimaginable victims down f 70 high ladders.There are reasons that firefighters are called for help. Maybe a building or a forest is o 71 fire. Atrain accident happens and people are t 72 inside. Still, people need to be rescued from floodsor an earthquake. Whenever there is an emergency situation, they can be seenf 73 there.Being a fire fighter needs a lot of t 74 . In the first place, firefighters should know how to educatethe community （社区） by visiting schools, community centres and people in their own homes top 75 fire and accidents from starting. They have to learn how to deal with different dangerous situations.Above all, it ’ s necessary for firefighters to exercise every day to be h 76 and strong.答案一： eful 68. put 69. climb 70. from 71.on 72. trapped 73. fighting 74. training75. prevent 76. healthy二、根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。

上海中考首字母填空专题练习及答案40篇Passage1Here’s a story about Ming’s life on the waters.Ming has lived all his life on a wide r1in china. His home is a large house-boat with a roof,one of hundreds that move up and down.In about six years he has not once been on l2but he is never lonely.He is a strong swimmer.In fact,he could swim before he could walk.When he wants to play with his f3he just swims acrossto their boats or asks them to v4him.Ming’s father is a fisherman,but he never u5a line or a net（网）.Great black birds called cormorants do the fishing for him.Rings（圈）have been put around the birds’n6so that they cannot eat the fish they catch.They have been t7to bring the fish to people.And then people reward（奖励）them with a fine big fish as soon as their work is f8Ming loves watching the cormorants,but better still he likes going s9with his mother.The shops,of course,are boats very like his o10.Passage2Can animals be made to work for people?Some scientists think that one day animals may be trained （训练）to do a number of simple jobs i1of people.They say that at a circus（杂技场）,for example,we may see elephants,monkeys,dogs and other animals doing q2skillful（熟练的）things.Perhaps you have seen them on the television or in a film.If you watch closely,you may find that the trainer（驯兽员）always g3the animal some sugar o4a piece of fruit as a reward（报酬）.The scientists say that many d5animals may be trained to do a lot of simple things if they know they will get a reward f6doing that.Of course,as we know,dogs can be trained to look after a house,and soldiers in both old and modern t7have u8geese to give warning（警报）by m9a lot of noise when an enemy comes near.And also it may be possible to train animals to work in families or f10.第-1-页共21页Passage3In recent years,playing kite-board seems to become more and more popular in Alaska in America. It is a new and old game.The game has w1the interest of many young people.The game is interesting but a little d2One needs to play it very c3A kite-board is in fact a skateboard（滑雪板）drawn（拉）by a few big flying kites.The old game was p4by some young people in Holland and Spain as e5as the last century.Since the board was hard to control（控制）,f6people dared（敢）to play it.With the development of the design（设计）of kite and skateboard,many people can l7how to play it.A kite board may go as f8as about50kilometres an hour.If you haven’t had any practice,you’d better not play it.It is not s9It is said that the game can exercise not only your b10but also the sensitivity of your brain（大脑的敏捷）.Passage4British Milkman Steve Leech saved some shops and flats with milk and won a National Bravery Award（国家勇敢奖）.Leech,35years old,said that when he was sending out milk as u1along Pine Street,he s2heard a loud,strange sound behind him and then he saw smoke coming out of a shop in Cornwall,southern England.“That must be a fire,I t3”Leech said.“Then I quickly d4 to do something.So I p5the door in and then I s6for the people inside.Then I started pouring milk e7”He used320pints of milk to stop the fire.When firefighters r8the shop,the fire was under control（得到控制）.Leech helped save the l9of eight people in the flats above the shops.“It was hard work o10all those bottles.But it was even harder trying to tell my boss where all the milk had gone,”Leech said jokingly.Passage5第-2-页共21页While t1in Russia,Ed Jackson ran short of（缺少）money.So he wrote to his brother,asking for＄500.“Send the m2by telegram（电报）to the bank（银行）here,”he wrote.After a week Ed began v3the bank.He s4his passport（护照）to the bank clerk（职员）.“Nothing has come for you,Mr.Jackson,”he was told.This went o5for three weeks,and Mr.Jackson got very w6He then phoned his brother,asking w7the money was.The brother said it had been sent three weeks b8That evening Ed Jackson was arrested（被捕）for failing to p9 his hotel bill（账单）.He tried to tell the police what his problem was,but no one would believe him. At last he was s10to the police station for fifteen days.Passage6April Fools’Day is on April1st.People can play j1on others on this special d2If you succeed,you usually laugh and say“April Fool!”The person who has been fooled by you l3 too,and he will never be angry with you.Mother’s Day is on the second Sunday of May.It’s a day to t4mothers.On that day mothers usually receive flowers and cards from their children.Fathers and children do the housework so that mothers can have a r5Easter Day falls on the first Sunday after the full moon which is on or after March21st.It’s also called Easter Sunday.It is said that on that day Jesus Christ comes back to l6Many people go to church and children often get p7such as toy rabbits.Thanksgiving Day is on the fourth Thursday in November.It’s a day when people give thanks for the good things in ually families all get t8and have a big dinner.Christmas Day comes on D925th.It’s the most important festival in a year.The beautiful things can be s10everywhere.People exchange gifts,send Christmas cards and visit friends.Passage7Mr King taught English in a middle school.He was very b1all the time and couldn’t do some r2So he left the school and opened a book shop in the c3of the town.It wasn’t big enough but all the books were nice and most people liked to buy some there.When the第-3-页共21页shop was c4he could read at home.He knew a lot and the learned（有学问的）person were glad to make f5with him.It was Sunday and it was cold outside.Mr King was very busy.At nine in the evening all the buyers left e____6a girl.She was dressed up and waited for s7there.Standing by the shelves, she looked over the books one after a8It made them in a fearful mess（凌乱不堪）.Mr King came up to her and asked,“Excuse me,madam.What can I do for you?”“Your books are all dull（乏味的）,”said the girl,“I want a d9one.”“That’s easy,”Mr King smiled.He t10 out a cookbook（烹调书）and said,“Here you are,madam.”Passage8Once Effendi had a joke with the Prime Minister（首相）.He said the Minister w1die the next day.The next day,the Minister really f2off the horse and died.When the king h3of this,he got angry and sent his men to c4Effendi at once.W5Effendi came,the king shouted a6“Effendi,since you knew when my minister would die,you must also know the date of your own death.Say it out,or you’ll die today.”Effendi l7at the king and answered,“But how can I know?I’ll die two days e8than you.”The king was a9that he would die if he killed Effendi.He thought he must keep Effendi alive（活着）as long as he could.So he l10him go.Passage9Roy Trenton drove a taxi before.A short while ago,however,he b1a bus-driver and he feels no sorry about it.He was finding his new work far more i2When he was driving along Catford Street recently,he saw two thieves r3out of a shop and run towards a waiting car. One of them was carrying a bag f4of money.Roy acted quickly and drove the bus straight to the thieves.The one w5the money got so afraid that he dropped the bag.As the thieves were trying to get a6in their car,Roy drove his bus into the b7of it.While the car was moving away,Roy stopped his bus and t8the police.The thieves’car was badly damaged第-4-页共21页（损坏）and e9to recognize（辨认）.Shortly afterwards,the police stopped the car and both men were c10Passage10Now,let’s begin our sports report.Here’s a really good game,the b1one I have seen this year. It’s the last five minutes of the g2Henry plays football f3France.He has the ball now. He p4the ball to David.David k5it over the heads of the Englishmen towards the goal. But he’s too far a6France and England still have one goal each and there are only two m7left of the game.Just then an English p8gets the ball.He gives it to Bill,“King of the match”.Bill puts the ball into the goal.In the e_____9the English team w10Passage11Today people can u1the phone to talk with others almost anywhere on the earth.But when you use the phone,you don’t see the person you are t2with.That may c3in the future. Today some people are using a kind of telephone c4“Picture phone”or“Vision phone”.W5it,two people who are talking can see each other.Picture phones can be useful when you have s6to show the person you’re calling.They may have other uses in the future.One day you may be able to ring up a l7and ask to borrow a book.Then you’ll be able to read the book right over your picture phone.Or you may be able to go shopping t8your picture phone.If you see something in the newspaper that you think you want to buy,you’ll go to your phone and call the shop.People at the shop will s9you the thing you’re interested in right over the phone.You’ll be able to shop all over town and n10 leave your room.Passage12Henry was worried.This was his first time to go traveling by air.He did not know h1to find his seat,so he went to the air hostess and asked,“Could you help me?I can’t find my seat.”The air第-5-页共21页hostess s2him the seat and told him to sit d3and fasten the seat belt.She told Henry not to m4about when the plane was going up.And she also said that Henry’s ears might feel a little s5,but he didn’t need to worry about it b6many people felt like that. When the plane was f7very high,Henry could stand up and walk round.He could e8 read books,newspapers or see films.The air hostess would b9food and drinks.Henry could e10the flight and arrived home soon.Passage13Some of Robert’s old friends were t1about young people in their town.They all a2 that old people were cleverer than young people.Then one of them said,“But young people are s3than old people.”All of them agreed that this is true e4Robert.He thought he was as strong as b5“That is not possible,”said his friends.“Well,”said Robert,“In one c6of my garden there’s a big stone.When I was young,I couldn’t m7it.I wasn’t strong e8Now I’m old and when I try to move it,I s9 can’t.That’s w10I’m as strong as before.”Passage14In the home a dad is very important.He is the person who provides us w1money and clothes. He can make your bedroom more beautiful,mend your radio,make c2for your birds,r3 your bicycle and help you with your maths homework.A dad can be very u4for taking you in the car to and from parties,music lessons,and dancing lessons.He is the one who complains about the time you s5talking on the t6as he has to p7the bills.Dad is someone who will support you in an argument,if he b8you to be right.He is someone who reads your school r9and treats（奖励）you if it is good.A dad likes to come into a nice happy home in the evening,and sit in his chair with a n10Passage15第-6-页共21页Can vegetables be p1in winter?Yes,but a greenhouse（温室）must be b2first.The greenhouse should be m3of glass.A large greenhouse may be ten metres l4three metres w5and two meters high.The sunshine can r6the vegetables t7the glass.The wind and cold air can be s8from getting in.The air inside the greenhouse is always w9More and more greenhouses are b10built all over the world.All kinds of vegetables can be brought onto our dinner tables in winter.Passage16Traveling to all countries of the world gets easier and easier,but how well do we know and u1 each other?Here is a simple test.Imagine(设想)you will hold a m2at four o’clock,what time should you e3your foreign business friends to come?If they are German,they will a 4on time.If they are American,they’ll probably be fifteen minutes early.If they are British, they’ll be fifteen minutes late.The British seemed to think since the English l5was widely used in the world,what they did was certain to be widely understood.Very soon they f6they were completely(完全地)wrong. For e7,the British are happy to have a business lunch and discuss business matters with a drink during the meal;the Japanese p8not to work while eating.Lunch is a time for them to relax and get to know e9other,and they don’t drink at lunch.The Germans like to talk about business b10dinner;the French like to eat first and talk afterwards.They have to be well fed and watered before they discuss anything.Passage17Do you k1robots?There are a l2of robots in the world now.Some of the robots can walk,sing and dance.Some can talk w3people.Most of them can do heavy work.In a few m4years,a robot will be able to d5a car,a train,a ship or a p6.In a hospital, a restaurant or a shop,we m7see a robot at work.By then,we need n8do the cooking or go shopping ourselves.We just give orders(命令)to a robot and it will do a9the housework.A robot will be our good f10.第-7-页共21页Passage18Last May I stayed in Santo Lusa for a week.That was my f1trip there.One morning I s2 out to visit a famous museum,but I didn’t know w3way to go,so I stopped a stranger and asked,“Excuse me,does this street lead(通向)to the Grand Museum?”“Yes,”he answered.“Go along this street and turn left at the second crossing.You can’t m4it”.So I w5two blocks(街区)and turned to my left,but the museum w6there.Then I asked a second stranger. He said,“Go along this street and turn left at the second crossing.”But a7I couldn’t find the museum.I asked a third stranger and he said the same thing.This time I found the Grand Museum.Just then s8walked up and said.“Excuse me. Where’s the nearest b9?”I answered q10,“Go along this street and turn left at the second crossing!”Passage19Do you have a pet?Are you i1in taking care of animals?Girls and boys who like animals may want to study to be animal doctors.They’re often c2“vets”.Many of them work in animal h3.Others may work on farms or at a z4.Some study animal diseases(疾病) and try to find w5to keep the animals from getting i6.They do studies in m7for animals.Vets listen to an animal’s h8.They check(检查)its ears,eyes,mouth,and blood.They o9animals when they need to.They may give the animals shots(注射)and tell the pets’o10 what food is best.Passage20“I don’t want move!”Fred said to his father.“I like living here in New York City.And I l1to play in the streets.My Friends are h2.I want to stay!”“We have to m3.Fred.”Mr.Sparks said,“I have a n4job in the Island.Why d5 you wait until you see them?Maybe you will like living t6.”第-8-页共21页“Never!”was Fred’s a7.A few weeks l8,the Sparks family left the city by plane.They f9over land for hours. In San Francisco they took a10big plane.This time they flew over water.At l11they saw land.“This is Hawaii,”Mr.Sparks said.“And it is the island we are to live o 12.But we will visit the other islands,too.A13of them are beautiful.”“I don’t care(关心)w14they are like,”said Fred.“I wish I could go b15to New York City right now!”Passage21More and more people are l1the life with ing computers you can send E-mail q 2and easily.You are able to send a letter with pictures and sounds to someone,a3in the world without putting a stamp.E-mail can send its message to the other side of the world i4 seconds(秒).E-mail is easy to use and it s5time and money.It serves(服务)for twenty-four hours.So it doesn’t matter if your friends are in bed when you send E-mail to them,or you are seeing a film at the cinema when they send E-mail b6.Can you imagine(想象)the future without teachers b7computers?Students will teach themselves in the schools of the puters help students develop their own ways of l8.Students will follow the learning programmes by looking at online libraries and w9 lessons by world-class teachers.If they don’t understand something,they will ask other students o 10or E-mail their puters are becoming more and more popular indeed.Passage22Dear Mum and Dad,I’m very happy to visit Beijing again.Great changes have taken place here.Yesterday,I went to visit Qiming Middle School---I had lived there f1nearly two years.Maybe you don’t believe(相信)I couldn’t find the w2there!A taxi driver took me there in the end,he said,“Beijing changes too m3.Sometimes even a Beijinger cannot find a way.”Now,English can be h4everywhere in Beijing.Many people are attending(参加)English第-9-页共21页classes in the evening schools,some of them can speak very good English.I’m s5the2008 Olympic can be held in Beijing successfully(成功地).Passage23A storm dropped(降)heavy rains on central and southern parts of China.The radio says that a1the Xiangjiang River in Hunan,floods caused by terrible r2in the past weeks killed25people and13others were missing.The Chinese Government warned some parts in Yunnan and the city of Chongqing of possible heavy rains over the f3few days.In Changsha water levels rose(水位上升)to38metres early Monday morning,about3metres a4 the danger line.In Guangdong,at l521people have been killed,while three were s6hurt and seven went missing w7heavy floods hit northern parts by Saturday.The cities of Shaoguan,Meizhou and Heyuan w8hardest hit and many people were left homeless(无家可归).About620million yuan has been lost in the floods.Guangdong has sent something u9to Meizhou,Heyuan and Shaoguan to help the people who had lost homes build their h10 again.Passage24Wang Yani was born in1975in Guangdong,China.A1a baby,she loved to draw.She drew lines everywhere.She e2drew on the walls!Her father was an artist.Yani wanted to be like h3.So she tried to stand like her father w4he painted.This made him laugh.One day,she d5lines on his painting.She was only two and a half years o6,but her father got angry.She cried and said,“I want to paint like you!”T7her father thought about his own childhood.He also wanted to draw and paint.But his parents c8understand him.They just got angry.He decided to help his daughter b9an artist.Wang Yani was famous at a young age,b10she still has a normal(常人的)life.So the Wang第-10-页共21页family lives like everyone else.Passage25Dear Editor,I used to be a doctor in the children’s department of a local h1.Sometimes I treated children w 2have been poisoned(中毒)by medicine for older family members.The children can easily o3the bottle that we now use in China.Some days ago I talked about medicine w4an American.He showed m5a plastic pill bottle that is“Childproof”(防儿童的).The design was s6simple that I’m sure our Chinese factories could produce these b7easily.The top of the bottle locks,but can be o8by pressing down on it while turning.This is d9for most young children to do,b10 adults can open them without any difficulty.I’m sure that the expense of making such tops would be very low.As a doctor,I’d love to see this done.And most parents would be grateful.Passage26Climbing a mountain is hard work.But one step after another finally brings a person to the t1. Along the way,he can stop and look a2.And the h3he climbs,the more wonderful his view(视野)is.If he keeps climbing,he will have a new world before him.He will have a new way of t4everything.Now learning a f5language is something like climbing a mountain.This new language can give you a new view of life.And it is more than a look at the surface(表面)of things.It can open the way into people’s minds and hearts,into a culture(文化)very d6from the one of your own. This will make you richer,e7in things that money can’t buy.Even though you never set foot on a ship or a plane,you can be an armchair w8through books.Like the mountain climber who stops now and then to l9at the scenery around him, everyone who is interested in reading will find p10in books as he fights on to learn more and more of that new language.第-11-页共21页Passage27It was getting dark.Some children and two Canadian women were still s1on the ice near a big hotel.They were having a good time.Suddenly the ice b2.One of the boys fell into the water.The children shouted,“Help! Help!”They didn’t know w3to do.The two Canadian friends heard t4and skated over to get the boy out of the water.The ice was t5.The two Canadians fell into the water,too.But they tried their best to r6 the little boy.They knew they must be q7.If they didn’t push him up onto the ice,he would soon die.Many people ran over to h8.Some of them had ropes and poles(绳和竹竿).A young man jumped into the water to wave to the o9people.The boy and the two Canadian women were out of water at last.One of the women didn’t feel well. She was sent to the h10at once.But she felt very happy because the boy was safe.Passage28Most American families are smaller than the families in other countries.Most American families have one or two p1and one or two children each.Children in the US will leave their parents’home when they grow up.They usually live f2 from their parents because they want to find good jobs.They often write to their parents or t3 them.And they often go to v4their parents on holiday.Parents usually l5their children choose their own jobs.Americans think i6 important for young people to decide on their lives by t7Children are a8to do some work around their house.And in many families,children are p9for doing some housework so that they learn how to make money for their own u 10Passage29第-12-页共21页Most people want to work,but it has become m1difficult in today's world to find work for e2The economies(经济)of the world n3to grow by4%each year just to keep the old number of jobs for people.Often this is not p4and so more people are w5work.Some people have no jobs now because new machines can d6 the work of many people in a shorter time.Also,machines don't ask for more money and l7 holidays.In all of the countries of the world machines are taking work from people,not only in factories but also on f8One machine can often do the work of forty people.About 75000people are m9to the cities a day to look for jobs,but o1070%of them can find jobs.Passage30Someone says,“Time is money,”but I think time is even more i1than money.Why?Because when money is s2we can get it b3However,when time is g4it’ll never return.That’s w5we mustn’t waste(浪费)time.It’s sure that the t6is usually limited(有限的).Even a second is very important.We should make full use of our time to do something u7But some people don’t know the importance of time.They spend their limited time smoking,drinking and playing.They do not know that wasting time means wasting part of their own l8In a word,we should save time,we shouldn’t l9today’s work for tomorrow.Remember we have no time to l10.Passage31Can animals be made to work for us?Some scientists think that one day animals may be t1to do a number of simple jobs.They s2that in a film or on TV we may see elephants, monkeys,dogs,bears,or other animals doing a lot of things.If you w3carefully, you may find that those animals are given something to eat in return for d4them.The scientists say that many d5animals may be taught to do a number of simple jobs if they will get something to eat.第-13-页共21页Of course,as we know,dogs can be used to guard a house,and elephants can be used to do some heavy j6And we can also teach animals to work in f7.Apes,for example have b8used in America to help make cars and scientists b9that these monkeys may one day get in crops and e10drive trains.Passage32If you don’t use your arms or your legs for some time,they will become weak;when you start using them again,they will gradually（逐渐地）become stronger again.Everybody knows this. Yet many people do not seem to know that it is the s1with memory.When someone says that he has a good memory,he really means that he d2give it enough chance to become stronger. If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak,we k3that it is his own fault.But if he tells us that he has a poor memory,many of us think that his p4are to blame,and f5of us know that it is just his own fault.Have you e6found some people can’t read or write but they usually have b7 memories?This is b8they cannot read or write and they h9to remember things; they cannot write them down in a little notebook.They must remember dates,names,songs and stories;so their memory is the whole time being exercised.So if you want a good memory,l10from these people:practise remembering.Passage33When I was walking down the street one day,I s1a small bag on the ground.I picked it up and opened it to see w2I could find out the owner’s name.There was n3inside it except some dollars and a picture of a woman and a young girl about twelve years old.I put the photo back and took the bag to the police station.Before I left,the policeman wrote down my name and my a4.He thought the owner might want to thank me.That evening I went to have dinner with my aunt and uncle.They had also asked a young woman to have dinner with us.Her face was familiar,but I couldn’t r5where I had seen her.D____6____our talk,the young woman happened to say that she had l7her bag that第-14-页共21页afternoon.All at once I remembered w8I had seen her.She was the young girl in the photo, though she looked now much o9than the girl in the picture.She was very s10,of course,when I told her about the bag.After dinner we went to the police station and got back her bag.The policeman said to me,“It’s a wonderful thing.You found not only the bag,but also the owner of the bag.”Passage34Only mother love is true love.It gives e1everything all his life.When you are still a baby,mother takes good care of you as much as possible.In your waking hours she always holds you in her arms.When you are ill,she stops her work right now to look after you day and n2and forgets about herself.When you are growing up day by day,she feels very happy.When you are old e3to go to school,mother still looks after you all the t4.On cold winter days,she always tells you to p5on more clothes.She always stands in the wind waiting for you back from school every day.When you hurry to leave home for school with little b6, she always feels worried about you at home.She u7knows about your study and spend much money on your school things.When you do well at school,you will see the brightest s8 on her face.Mother can do everything for you day after day.Mother is always ready to give everything she has to her children,not to receive.What true love that is in the w9!We will r10Mother Love for ever!Passage35Seumas Mcsporran is a very b1man.He is60years old and he has thirteen jobs.He is a postman,a policeman,a fireman,a taxi driver,a school-bus driver,a boatman,an ambulance man,an accountant,a petrol attendant,a barman,and an undertaker.Also,he and his wife,Margaret,have a shop and a small hotel.Seumas l2and works on the island of Gigha in the west of Scotland.Only120people live on Gigha but in s3150tourists come by b4every day.Every weekday Seumas gets up at six and makes b5for the hotel第-15-页共21页guests.At eight he drives the island’s children to s6.At nine he collects the post from the boat and delivers it to all the houses on the island.He also delivers the beer to the island’s only pub. Then he helps Margaret in the s7.He says：“Margaret likes being busy,too.We n8 have holidays and we don’t like w9television.In the evening Margaret makes supper and I do the accounts.At ten we have a glass of wine and then we go to bed.P10our life isn’t very exciting,but we like it.”Passage36Tim spent in a bookshop can be enjoyable.If you go to a good s1,no assistant will come near to you and say,“Can I h2you?”You needn’t buy a3you don’t want.You may try to find out where the book you want is.But if you w4,the assistant will lead you there and then he will go away.It seems that he is not interested i5selling any books at all.There is a story which t6us about a good shop.A medical student found a very useful book in a shop,but it is too expensive for him to b7.He couldn’t get it from the library,e8. So every afternoon he went there to r9a little at a time.One day,however,he couldn’t find the book from its usual place and was leaving when he saw an assistant signing to him.To his s 10,the assistant pointed to the book in a corner,“I put it there so as not to be sold out.”said the assistant.Then he let the student go on with his reading.Passage37(S=salesgirl;H=Han mei)S:Good morning.Can I help you?H:Yes.I b1this blouse last week,but there's something wrong with it.When I w2 it,the colours ran.I can't w3it now.I want you to c4this blouse or give me my m5back.S:Let me see.Did you wash it in h6water?H:Of course not.S:It s7as if it hasn't been washed following the i8.Did you leave it in water b9第-16-页共21页。

首字母填空汇编（1）建平西校Christmas means different things to different people. To some people, it means bright packages under a Christmas tree. To others, it means family get together to have a wonderful meal. To Christians, it means Jesus's birthday. Christmas also means giving a helping hand to people in need. Although people are busy s 81 for presents and sending Christmas cards, they take time to help others.In America and around the world, Christmas offers many chances to spread "peace on earth, goodwill toward men". For example, some people stand outside malls and stores collecting m___82___ for the needy. Many churches and other organizations collect toys and clothes as Christmas gifts for poor families. Going caroling (唱圣诞颂歌) is another traditional way to bring cheer to neighbors—e___83___ the elderly and people who can't get out much. The Christmas spirit encourages people to help each other in many different ways.The spirit of helping others isn't l 84 to Christmas, however. People help others year-round. Many organizations like The Make a Wish Foundation exist just to help others. It gives dying children a chance to have their dream come true. Thousands of people spend their time serving as v 85 in hospitals, homeless shelters and schools. As the old saying goes, "Charity begins at home"—but it doesn't s 86 there. Americans are keen on helping needy people in other countries, as well. Many American organizations reach out to suffering people in other countries. For a certain amount per month, people can provide needy children with food, clothing and education.As long as there are people in need, helping others will remain an important task. Americans are not the only ones who believe in helping others. People in every culture recognize that being h 87 is one of the greatest virtues (美德) in life, as well as one of the sweetest joys. The Christmas season is a great time to renew our promise to help people in need. We never know when we might need a little help.答案：shopping money especially limited volunteers stop helpful（2）建平远翔C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words （在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。

2014上海中考英语首字母填空专项练习（一）Sleep is not the same every night. We experience some deep sleep and some active sleep（积极睡眠）, which is when dreams happen. You might think sleepwalking（梦游） would happen in active sleep, but a person isn't physically active d 86 active sleep. Sleepwalking usually happens in the first few hours of sleep in the stage called slow-wave （慢波）or deep sleep. Not all sleepwalkers a 87 walk. Some simply sit up or stand in bed or act like they're awake when, in fact, they're asleep! Most, however, do get up and move around for a few seconds or for as long as half an hour.Sleepwalkers' e 88 are open, but they don't see the same way they do when they're awake and oftenthink they're in different rooms of the house or different places altogether. Sleepwalkers tend（往往会） to go back to bed on their own and they won't r 89 it in the morning. Doctors say sleepwalking sometimesoccurs when a person is sick, has a fever, is not getting e 90 sleep, or is stressed. If sleepwalking occurs frequently, every night or so, it's a good idea for your mom or dad to take you to see your doctor. But occasional（偶然的） sleepwalking generally isn't something to worry about, a 91 " it may look funny oreven scary （惊恐的） for the people who see a sleepwalker in action.It's important, of course, that the person is kept safe. Precautions（预防措施） should be t 92 so the person is less likely to fall down, run into something, or walk out the front door while sleepwalking.（二）Everyone needs sleep. In fact, all living things need sleep. Having a sound and good rest m ___ 86 ushealthy. It is believed that our brain develops best during sleep. It helps all our systems work well w 87we are awake. Sleep allows our brain to reorganize all events during the day and will improve our memory development.For a student, eight to ten hours of sleep is required to give him or her e 88 for the following day.A good sleep allows them to grow physically and mentally （心理上）.With e ____ 89 _____ sleep at night, students would be able to wake up early and be ready for schoolactivities. They will be able to listen carefully in class and would have the ability to memorize the things that they learn and r ___ 90 _____ them in the future.Eight hours of sleep makes students active t _______ 91 the whole day at school. They would be able toperform well in class, take down notes and finish their homework. When they have slept well, they can e 92 understand their lessons. Good sleep prepares them well for the challenges （挑战） at school, frompaperwork to sports. They will be ready to solve difficult tasks that require mental ability and skills.Anger （生气） is a kind of feeling. Many things can make you angry. When your teacher gives you too much homework, when your team loses an important game, when your friend b __86__ your favourite thing and then breaks it, you may get really angry.Usually, your body will tell you when you are angry. For example, you breathe much f__87__, your faceturns red and you may want to break something or hit someone, but sometimes, you hide your anger. For example, you may hide it in your h__88___ . The problem is that if you do this, you may get a headache or your stomach may hurt.In fact, it's not good to hide your anger, and it's normal for you to get angry sometimes. But anger must be let out in the right way, without hurting o_ 89 _or yourself. Let me give you some advice.When you get angry, you can talk about it with other people. It's helpful to talk about your anger with other people, such as p___90 , teachers, good friends etc. When you talk about anger, thoseb___91___feelings can start to go away. On the other hand, when you start to feel angry, you can do some other things: count from 1 to 100; go for a bike ride; think about good things, etc.Don't let your anger c 92 you. Remember that how you act when you are anger can makeeverything better or worse.（四）In the middle of the 1800s, France was considered the most important place in the world for art. One reason for that was the Academy, a government organization with some strict r__86_ ___ about art. It decided what could and could not be art. In order to be accepted by the Academy, an artist had to be very talented. Artists also had to paint exactly the way the Academy wanted them to. A brave group of painters challenged（挑战）these ideas and changed art f_87___Each year, the Academy had an exhibition of the art they had decided was the best. In 1864, a group of artists became a ___88 __________ because they didn ' t get into the show. They felt that their paintings were not bad;the paintings were just different. After complaining to the government, these artists were given their own show.The Academy thought all art should look realistic（逼真）.But these artists were more interested in trying to show movement and the bright colors of daylight. In their opinion, it was more real to show these than it was to paint a scene（场景）which was as s_89___as a photo. It was also more interesting to show all of the different colours when light hits an object like water.By 1874, many different artists were painting in this new style, including Claude Monet. One of his paintings had the title, Impression: sunrise. A critic（评论家）h__90__these new artists. He used Monet ' s title to make funof these painters by calling them Impression“ists（印象派）”，meaning that they didn ' t make real paintings. Thecritics who liked these artists thought the word was just right. They began to use it happily. They thought it was more important to paint h_91__they saw things instead of just what they saw. Other artists around the world felt that they could have this freedom as well. Because of the impressionists, the art w_92___was never the same.（五）Once my mother told me a story. In Africa, when an antelope （羚羊） wakes up every morning, the first thing it thinks about is, “ I must be able to run faster than the fastest lionb,e o kr_ I_ w_i_ll__ ___. ” At the same time, a lion wakes from his dream. The first thing the lion thinks about is, “ I must be able tocatch thes __________ antelope, or I will die of hunger. ” So, almost at the same time, the antelope and the lion get up and start running toward the rising sun.This is life: full of chances and challenge （挑战）. Whether you are an antelope or a lion, you must goa ________ when the sun rises. For students, it is just the same. If we do not study hard, sooner or later, we willfall b ___ __ the other students. At first, I did not know what the word “ exam” meant. Later I knew anwas a kind of competition. In competitions, there are always w __ and losers. As I grew up, I got toknow competition well. In one 's life, stht ebree c momu petitions, so people can improve.Each time I saw children playing games and heard their laughter, I wished I were that age again. However, I remembered my parents ' words: “ You must work very hard in order to have a goo_d_ _f ___ . ” So Ipicked up my pen and began to study hard again.I was still not sure what competition really meant. One day, I was taking part in an English-speaking competition. When I went to the stage, I saw other students looking at me kindly. I s ____________ knew whatcompetition was. It is not as cruel as my teacher and parents told me. In fact, competition is the opposite: it is kind and necessary.I learned a lot from realizing this fact. Now I understand more about the world. Competition is important for us all.（六）I recently heard a story about a famous scientist. Because of his great achievement, he was thought to be more creative than the average person. When he was ask w 86 he was able to do this ,he gave the answer . It all came from an e 87 with his mother when he was about two years old. "I was trying to get a bottle of milk from the fridge when I lost the bottle and it fell, spilling the milk all over the floor a sea of milk! I was f 88and I didn't know what to do ! " he said.His mother heard the noise and got into the kitchen. “89I wahso cw to explain all this to you ,mom."he said . Instead of punishing（惩罚）him, she said "Robert ,what a great mess you have made! I have never seen such a huge sea of milk before! Well, since the milk has a 90 been spilled, would you like to play in the milkfor a while ? We can it up after that. "Indeed, he did so. After a few minutes, his mother said, “ You know, Robert, whenever you make a mess like this, finally you have to clean it up." He used a sponge（海绵）and together they cleaned up the spilled milk .His mother then said ,"you know ,we failed in how to successfully carry a big milk bottle with two tiny hands just now .Let`s go out in the yard and fill the bottle with water to see if you can f 91 a new way tocarry it . "Then the little boy learned that if he grasped the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it w 92 dropping it.What a wonderful lesson ！（七）In the Renaissance Period （文艺复兴时期）（1500-1650）, people became interested in higher education. They wanted to learn the a _____________ languages such as Greek and Latin- languages that were used in the oldtimes, and study mathematics, science, and so on. Many universities were set up during the 16th century.University education was a privilege （特权） of the rich. Girls were not allowed to attend and poor people couldnot a _________________ to go. A member of a wealthy family could attend university at the age of ten. Hemight study in different universities and sinc e the teaching was all d _ in Latin, it didn ' t matter whichcountry he studied in. It was not unusual for a young boy study one year in Italy and another in France without speaking either French or Italian.It was p ________ in the 16 th century to complete university without learning how to read or write. Sincebooks were handwritten, there was not enough to give o _______ to each student. Often, only the teacherhad a book. He would read to the students who would memorize what he said. Tests were oral, not written, In fact, many students finished school without ever writing a word.For the not so wealthy, grammar schools were built in towns. They learned basic grammar and mathematics, and took part in Bible study, At home, girls learned washing, cooking, dancing, and the basics of taking care of a household. Poor children r __________________________________ attended school.The Renaissance was a time when learners did not simply accept what they were old. They did scientific experiments themselves to search for a _______ to the mysteries （神秘） of the space. Copernicus calculatedthat the Earth turned around the sun but was afraid to publish his works for fear that the Church would punish（惩罚） him. Galileo later supported this. The watch, the telescope and some others were some inventions of this period.（八）In the movie 2012, the volcano （火山） in Yellowstone National Park erupts （爆发） , smoke flies thousands of meters into the air, and car-sized pieces of stone and ash fly out.Now, some scientists say, it's very possible that the Yellowstone volcano will soon erupt in r 86 lifefor the fourth time in history, after about 640,000 years. According to the Daily Mail, the volcano in the Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, US, has been rising at a record rate since 2004. Its magma （岩浆）surface has gone u 87 3 inches centimeters） per year over the last three years alone. This rise is one of themain s 88 that a volcano is about to erupt. However, scientists are not certain when the eruption will happen or what it will cause.Unlike what happens in the movie 2012, a volcano eruption would not destroy the whole world, b 89it could cause huge damage to people living nearby. For example, the 2010 eruption of the Iceland Volcano caused more than 800 people to 1 90 their homes and many airports in European countries to shut down for a few days.There are more than 1,500 active volcanoes in the world. A volcano is c 91 active if it has erupted atleast once during the last 10, 000 years. In ancient times, more than 80 percent of the earth's surface was volcanic. Volcanic eruptions formed the sea floor and some mountains over many years. Gas from volcanoes formed the earth's atmosphere （大气） .Volcanoes come from very hot liquid rock, that is magma, inside the earth. When magma comes upward and breaks through the earth's surface, it forms volcanoes.The rising magma heats water, which leads to explosions of steam. This pushes rocks and ash high into the sky. T 92 different things erupt from a volcano; hot liquid rock, volcanic ash and gases.（九）According to experts, the word Hutong originated from Mongolian language meaning "Well" （井）. Inancient times, people tended to gather and live around wells. So the original meaning of Hutong should be "a place where people gather and live." But Hutong first a___86___ in Beijing during the Yuan Dynasty. The oldcity was completely destroyed during the war. First, they had to find a center, and then built a r___87___ square city.At that time, there was a clear definition for “ Avenue, Stre-mete atrned- wHiudteo nrogad was ” .A 37called an avenue, an 18-metre-wide one was called a street, and a 9-metre-wide lane was called a Hutong. Most of today's Hutong were formed during the Ming and Qing Dynasties that followed. Nobody knows e___88__ how many Hutongs there are in nowadays Beijing. But if we connected all the Hutongs together, their total l___89___ would even be longer than the famous Great wall, which is about 4000 miles.Today you can find v___90___ Hutongs with different shapes, lengths or directions. The shortest one is only 40 centimeters wide. And some Hutongs have more than 20 turns.As we walk t___91___ the Hutongs, you may find most of them look almost the same with gray-colored walls and bricks. Actually inside those walls are the courtyard houses, where people live. In Chinese we call them "Siheyuan". "Si" literally means four, "he" means to surround, and "yuan" refers to the courtyard. So a rectangular wall enclosing four houses, one built on each side facing into the center, is called a Siheyuan. When they were first built, usually one Siheyuan was o___92___ by only one family, but nowadays, with the growth of the population, most Siheyuans are shared by 4 to 10 families.（十）Wendy Martin is an ordinary university student who used to love surfing the Internet and chatting （聊天）with friends online. She often spent much of her free time talking with her family and making new friends online. Then something a 86 happened. It completely changed Wendy's feelings about the Internet.One of Wendy's favourite things to do online was to visit the chat rooms on music websites. Everyone there loved chatting about recent concerts and what the famous s 87 were going to do next. It was here thatWendy first met Anne. The two women liked each other immediately. Soon they exchanged e-mail addresses and were communicating online every day.Wendy e 88 talking to her new friend. They both liked the same music, the same clothes and the same films, but they also had the same worries about studying and the future. Anne had e-mailed her a picture of herself ——she even looked s 89 to Wendy. So, when Anne asked Wendy for her address and phonenumber, Wendy thought her new friend was a person she could trust.It was only when Wendy got a letter from the bank that she realized something was wrong. Anne was not who she said she was. She was not a university student, she was not young and she was not even a woman. 'Anne' was really a 45-year-old man called Tim Histanon. He p 90 to like the same things as Wendy. Hehad used Wendy's personal information to spend all the money in her bank account.This situation is actually quite common, and affects （影响） thousands of people every year. Fortunately for Wendy, Tim Histanon was finally caught by the police, so Wendy got most of her money back. Many people, h 91 , have not been so lucky.Everyone can learn from the mistakes that Wendy made. N 92 give out personal information whilechatting online, and always make sure your user name is different from your real name. Nobody wants to make the same mistake as Wendy.（十一）India is a country rich in culture and tradition. And although India is changing, one thing remains the s （86） : the cow is sacred （神圣的）. And men and women cover their heads and faces with cow urine （牛粪）According to their tradition, the cow is not just a farm animal. These cows are like motherhood, and their milk feeds them. But it's not the milk these men and women are waiting for ——it's the urine. As a precious g (87) from the cow, the urine is often placed in the house to protect their homeland. People think theurine can beautify their house and keep away b (88) luck. Men even put cow urine into their hair.And this special form of worshipping ( 崇拜) has been around for centuries.Surprisingly, cow urine is even used by people as a kind of m (89). Locals believe it can make sickpeople feel better. Believe it.Some believers show their worshipping by making an offering of hair.About 12,000 heads are shaved ( 剃头) every day. That means the city is always f (90) of hairlessbelievers. Often waiting for 10 hours or more, believers f (91) enter the shaving area. On average thetemple's 1,600 barbers shave over 15 heads an hour. The temple then sells piles of hair to local wigmakers ( 假发店). The money is used to help the area's poor and make sure the a (92) hair temple of India keeps going.Believe it.(十二)Have you ever noticed an advertisement which says "Learn a foreign language in six weeks, or your money back! From the first day your pronunciation will be excellent. Just send ..." and so on? Of course, it n 86happens quite like that. The only language that is easy to learn is the mother tongue. And think how much practice that gets! Before the Second World War people usually learned a foreign language in order to read the literature of the country. Now speaking the foreign language is w 87 most people want.Every year millions of people start learning one. How do they do it? Some people try at home, with books and tapes; some u 88 radio or television programs; others go to evening classes. If they use the language onlytwo or three times a week, learning it will t 89 a long time, like language learning at school. A few peopletry to learn a language f 90 by studying for six or more hours a day. It is clearly easier to learn the language in the country where it is s 9l . However, most people cannot afford this, and for many it is notnecessary. They need the language in order to do their work b 92 . For example, scientists and doctors mainly need to be able to read books and reports in the foreign language. Whether the language is learned quickly or slowly, it is hard work. Machines and good books will help, but they cannot do the students' work.(十三)Today, the largest remaining area of hutongs( 胡同) in Beijing is north of Forbidden City. This is where many Chinese and foreign tourists come for ahutong tour ” . We asked several of these tourists to tell us aboutWhen you visit the modern part of Beijing --- with the wide roads, tall buildings and colorfullights--- you can 's the old hutongs,temples and palaces that are really（Yu,Guangzhou ）I don ' t see what ' s so interesting about these hutongs. The streets are to-o- -n Iacrroouwld h___91 down them. And most of the houses are old and dirty. China should have a better c___92 cite that we can all proud of. Let ' s get rid of these hutongs and change them into modern offices and flats.for bicycles. In the 1960s, a group of cycling fans had an idea. They believed that it would bebetter for everybody if only bicycles were a 86 in the city center. They hoped that thiswould help to save energy, reduce pollution and provide free transport. The group paintedhundreds of bicycles white and placed them in public places around Amsterdam for people touse. Anyone was able touse them for s 87 journeys, whether he was a local or a foreigner. Wherever someone finished a journey, they would l 88 the bicycle there for someone else to use. The problem was that it didnthieves took ' t work – all the bicycles within weeks!However, more than forty years later, the “ whbi te 8b9ic yclein tow ”n – itsh is time with a computer chip （ 芯片 ） to r 90 its every move! To take a bicycle, you have to put a special card inside. The new bicycle ” is not white any more but is an unusual design with bright colours. The bicycles are parked at special parking places and people who want to use them have to take them to a 91 place that has enough room.There is already l 92 traffic in central Amsterdam, because both locals and tourists have been using the “ white bicycles ” . Thanks to the good ideas of lots of pliekoep tlhee, cycling fans in the 1960s, many people89___ that you are almost anywhere in the world. It interesting and beautiful. It s a s___90 that so little of the old city has been kept. Ive I 've been here. The next time I come back here, I dont know how much of old Beijing ll be left.drive my carToday some people call Amsterdam（十四）The City of Bicycles a ” c itbye wcahuicshe iist ifslat and convenientaround the world have been enjoying city center streets without cars for many years.。

2010 年英语中考专题练习----短文首字母填空（请选择使用）Passage 1Here’s a story about Ming’s life on the waters. Ming has lived all his life on a wide r 1 in china. His home is a large house-boat with a roof, one of hundreds that move up and down. In about six years he has not once been on l 2 but he is never lonely. He is a strong swimmer. In fact, he could swim before he could walk. When he wants to play with his f 3 he just swims across to their boats or asks themto v 4 him.Ming’s father is a fisherman, bu t he never u 5 a line or a net（网）. Great black birds called cormorants do the fishing for him. Rings（圈）have been put around the birds’ n 6 so that they cannot eat the fish they catch. They have been t 7 to bring the fish to people. And then people reward（奖励）them with a fine big fish as soon as their work is f 8 Ming loves watching the cormorants, but better still he likes going s 9 with his mother. The shops, of course, are boats very like his o 10 .Passage 2Can animals be made to work for people? Some scientists think that one day animals may be trained（训练）to do a number of simple jobs i 1 of people. They say that at a circus（杂技场）,for example, we may see elephants, monkeys, dogs and other animals doing q 2 skillful（熟练的）things. Perhaps you have seen them on the television or in a film. If you watch closely, you may find that the trainer（驯兽员）alwaysg 3 the animal some sugar o 4 a piece of fruit as a reward（报酬）. The scientists say that many d5 animals may be trained to do a lot of simple things if they know they will get a reward f6 doing that.Of course, as we know, dogs can be trained to look after a house, and soldiers in both old and modern t 7 have u 8 geese to give warning（警报）by m 9 a lot of noise when an enemy comes near. And also it may be possible to train animals to work in families or f 10 .Passage 3In recent years, playing kite-board seems to become more and more popular in Alaska in America. It is a new and old game. The game has w 1 the interest of many young people. The game is interesting but a little d 2 One needs to play it very c 3A kite-board is in fact a skateboard（滑雪板）drawn（拉）by a few big flying kites. The old game was p 4 by some young people in Holland and Spain as e 5 as the last century. Since the board was hard to control（控制）,f 6 people dared（敢）to play it. With the development of the design（设计）of kite and skateboard, many people can l 7 how to play it. A kite board may go as f 8 as about 50 kilometres an hour. If you haven’t had any practice, you’d better not play it. It is not s9It is said that the game can exercise not only your b 10 but also the sensitivity of your brain（大脑的敏捷）.Passage 4British Milkman Steve Leech saved some shops and flats with milk and won a National Bravery Award（国家勇敢奖）.Leech, 35 years old, said that when he was sending out milk as u 1 along Pine Street, he s 2 heard a loud, strange sound behind him and then he saw smoke coming out of a shop in Cornwall, southern England. “That must be a fire, I t 3 ” Leech said. “Then I quickly d 4 to do something. So I p 5 the door in and then I s 6 for the people inside. Then I started pouring milk e 7 ” He used 320 pints of milk to stop the fire. When firefighters r 8 the shop, the fire was under control（得到控制）. Leech helped save the l 9 of eight people in the flats above the shops.“It was hard work o10 all those bottles. But it was even harder trying to tell my boss where all the milk had gone,” Leech said jokingly.Passage 5While t 1 in Russia, Ed Jackson ran short of（缺少）money. So he wrote to his brother, asking for ＄500. “Send the m 2 by telegram（电报）to the bank（银行）here,” he wrote. After a week Ed began v 3 the bank. He s 4 his passport（护照）to the bank clerk（职员）. “Nothing has come for you, Mr. Jackson,” he was told. This went o 5 for three weeks, and Mr. Jackson got very w 6 He then phoned his brother, asking w 7 the money was. The brother said it had been sent three weeks b 8That evening Ed Jackson was arrested（被捕）for failing to p 9 his hotel bill（账单）. He tried to tell the police what his problem was, but no one would believe him. At last he was s 10 to the police station forfifteen days.Passage 6April Fools’ Day is on April 1st. People can play j 1 on others on this special d 2 If you succeed, you usually laugh and say “April Fool!” The person who has been fooled by you l 3 too, and he will never be angry with you.Mother’s Day is on the second Sunday of May. It’s a day to t 4 mothers. On that day mothers usually receive flowers and cards from their children. Fathers and children do the housework so that mothers can have a r 5Easter Day falls on the first Sunday after the full moon which is on or after March 21st. It’s also called Easter Sunday. It is said that on that day Jesus Christ comes back to l 6 Many people go to church and children often get p 7 such as toy rabbits.Thanksgiving Day is on the fourth Thursday in November. It’s a day when people give thanks for the good things in life. Usually families all get t 8 and have a big dinner.Christmas Day comes on D 9 25th. It’s the most important festival in a year. The beautiful things can be s 10 everywhere. People exchange gifts, send Christmas cards and visit friends.Passage 7Mr King taught English in a middle school. He was very b 1 all the time and couldn’t do some r2 So he left the school and opened a book shop in the c3 of the town. It wasn’t big enough but all the books were nice and most people liked to buy some there. When the shop was c4 he could read at home. He knew a lot and the learned（有学问的）person were glad to make f5 with him.It was Sunday and it was cold outside. Mr King was very busy. At nine in the evening all the buyers lefte____6 a girl. She was dressed up and waited for s 7 there. Standing by the shelves, she looked over the books one after a 8 It made them in a fearful mess（凌乱不堪）. Mr King came up to her and asked, “Excuse me, madam. What can I do for you?” “Your books are all dull（乏味的）,” said the girl, “I want a d9 one.” “That’s easy,” Mr King smiled. He t 10 out a cookbook（烹调书）and said, “Here you are, madam.”Passage 8Once Effendi had a joke with the Prime Minister（首相）. He said the Minister w 1 die the next day. The next day, the Minister really f 2 off the horse and died. When the king h 3 of this, he got angry and sent his men to c 4 Effendi at once.W 5 Effendi came, the king shouted a 6 “Effendi, since you knew when my minister would die, you must also know the date of your own death. Say it out, or you’ll die today.”Effendi l 7 at the king and answered, “But how can I know? I’ll die two days e8 than you.”The king was a 9 that he would die if he killed Effendi. He thought he must keep Effendi alive（活着）as long as he could. So he l 10 him go.Passage 9Roy Trenton drove a taxi before. A short while ago, however, he b 1 a bus-driver and he feels no sorry about it. He was finding his new work far more i 2 When he was driving along Catford Street recently, he saw two thieves r 3 out of a shop and run towards a waiting car. One of them was carrying a bag f 4 of money. Roy acted quickly and drove the bus straight to the thieves. The one w5 the money got so afraid that he dropped the bag. As the thieves were trying to get a6 in their car, Roy drove his bus into the b7 of it. While the car was moving away, Roy stopped his bus and t8 the police. The thieves’ car was badly damaged（损坏）and e 9 to recognize（辨认）. Shortly afterwards, the police stopped the car and both men were c 10Passage 10Now, let’s begin our sports report. Here’s a really good game, the b 1 one I have seen this year. It’s the last five minutes of the g 2 Henry plays football f 3 France. He has the ball now. He p 4 the ball to David. David k 5 it over the heads of the Englishmen towards the goal. But he’s too far a 6 France and England still have one goal each and there are only two m 7 left of the game. Just then an English p8 gets the ball. He gives it to Bill, “King of the match”. Bill puts the ball into the goal. In the e_____9 the English team w 10Passage 11Today people can u 1 the phone to talk with others almost anywhere on the earth. But when you use the phone, you don’t see the person you are t 2 with. That may c 3 in the future.Today some people are using a kind of telephone c 4 “Picture phone” or “Vision phone”. W 5 it, two people who are talking can see each other.Picture phones can be useful when you have s 6 to show the person you’re calling. They may have other uses in the future. One day you may be able to ring up a l 7 and ask to borrow a book. Then you’ll be able to r ead the book right over your picture phone. Or you may be able to go shopping t 8 your picture phone. If you see something in the newspaper that you think you want to buy, you’ll go to your phone and call the shop. People at the shop will s 9 you t he thing you’re interested in right over the phone. You’ll be able to shop all over town and n10 leave your room.Passage 12Henry was worried. This was his first time to go traveling by air. He did not know h 1 to find his seat, so he went to the air hostess and asked, “Could you help me? I can’t find my seat.” The air hostess s 2 him the seat and told him to sit d 3 and fasten the seat belt. She told Henry not to m 4 about when the plane was going up. And she also said that Henry’s ears might feel a little s 5 , but he didn’t need to worry about it b 6 many people felt like that. When the plane was f 7 very high, Henry could stand up and walk round. He could e 8 read books, newspapers or see films. The air hostess would b 9 food and drinks. Henry could e 10 the flight and arrived home soon.Passage 13Some of Robert’s old friends were t 1 about young people in their town. They all a 2 that old people were cleverer than young people. Then one of them said, “But young people are s 3 than old people.”All of them agreed that this is true e 4 Robert. He thought he was as strong as b 5“That is not possible,” said his friends.“Well,” said Robert, “In one c 6 of my garden there’s a big stone. When I was young, I couldn’t m7 it. I wasn’t strong e8 Now I’m old and when I try to move it, I s9 can’t. That’s w 10 I’m as strong as before.”Passage 14In the home a dad is very important. He is the person who provides us w 1 money and clothes. He can make your bedroom more beautiful, mend your radio, make c 2 for your birds, r 3 your bicycle and help you with your maths homework. A dad can be very u 4 for taking you in the car to and from parties, music lessons, and dancing lessons. He is the one who complains about the time you s5 talking on the t6 as he has to p7 the bills. Dad is someone who will support you in an argument, if he b8 you to be right. He is someone who reads your school r9 and treats（奖励）you if it is good. A dad likes to come into a nice happy home in the evening, and sit in his chair with a n 10Passage 15Can vegetables be p 1 in winter? Yes, but a greenhouse（温室）must be b 2 first. The greenhouse should be m 3 of glass. A large greenhouse may be ten metres l 4 three metres w 5 and two meters high. The sunshine can r 6 the vegetables t 7 the glass. The wind and cold air can be s 8 from getting in. The air inside the greenhouse is always w 9 More and more greenhouses are b 10 built all over the world. All kinds of vegetables can be brought onto our dinner tables in winter.Passage 16Traveling to all countries of the world gets easier and easier, but how well do we know and u 1 each other? Here is a simple test. Imagine(设想) you will hold a m 2 at four o’clock, what time should you e 3 your foreign business friends to come? If they are German, they will a 4 on time. If they are American, they’ll probably be fifteen minutes early. If they are British, they’ll be fifteen minutes late.The British seemed to think since the English l 5 was widely used in the world, what they did was certain to be widely understood. Very soon they f 6 they were completely(完全地) wrong. For e7 , the British are happy to have a business lunch and discuss business matters with a drink during the meal; the Japanese p 8 not to work while eating. Lunch is a time for them to relax and get to know e 9 other, and they don’t drink at lunch. The Germans like to talk about business b 10 dinner; the French like to eat first and talk afterwards. They have to be well fed and watered before they discuss anything.Passage 17Do you k 1 robots? There are a l 2 of robots in the world now. Some of the robots can walk, sing and dance. Some can talk w 3 people. Most of them can do heavy work. In a few m 4 years, a robot will be able to d 5 a car, a train, a ship or a p 6 . In a hospital, a restaurant or a shop, we m 7 see a robot at work. By then, we need n 8 do the cooking or go shopping ourselves. We just give orders(命令) to a robot and it will do a 9 the housework. A robot will be our good f10 .Passage 18Last May I stayed in Santo Lusa for a week. That was my f 1 trip there. One morning I s 2out to visit a famous museum, but I didn’t know w 3 way to go, so I stopped a stranger and asked, “Excuse me, does this street lead(通向)to the Grand Museum?” “Yes,” he answered. “Go along this street and turn left at the second crossing. You can’t m 4 it”. So I w 5 two blocks(街区) and turned to my left, but the museum w 6 there. Then I asked a second stranger. He said, “Go along this street and turn left at the second crossing.” But a7 I couldn’t find the museum. I asked a third stranger and he said the same thing.This time I found the Grand Museum. Just then s 8 walked up and said. “Excuse me. Where’s the nearest b 9 ?” I answered q10 , “Go along this street and turn left at the second crossing!”Passage 19Do you have a pet? Are you i 1 in taking care of animals? Girls and boys who like animals may want to study to be animal doctors. They’re often c 2 “vets”. Many of them work in animal h 3 . Others may work on farms or at a z 4 . Some study animal diseases(疾病) and try to find w 5 to keep the animals from getting i 6 . They do studies in m 7 for animals.Vets listen to an animal’s h8 . They check(检查) its ears, eyes, mouth, and blood. They o 9 animals when they need to. They may give the animals shots(注射) and tell the pets’ o10 what food is best.Passage 20“I don’t want move!” Fred said to his father. “I like living here in New York City. And I l 1 to play in the streets. My Friends are h 2 . I want to stay!”“We have to m 3 . Fred.” Mr. Sparks said, “I have a n 4 job in the Island. Why d 5 you wait until you see them? Maybe you will like living t 6 .”“Never!” was Fred’s a7 .A few weeks l 8 , the Sparks family left the city by plane. They f 9 over land for hours. In San Francisco they took a 10 big plane. This time they flew over water.At l 11 they saw land. “This is Hawaii,” Mr. Sparks said. “And it is the island we are to live o12 . But we will visit the other islands, too. A 13 of them are beautiful.”“I don’t care(关心) w 14 they are like,” said Fred. “I wish I could go b15 to New York City right now!”Passage 21More and more people are l 1 the life with computers. Using computers you can send E-mail q 2 and easily. You are able to send a letter with pictures and sounds to someone, a 3 in the world without putting a stamp. E-mail can send its message to the other side of the world i 4 seconds(秒). E-mail is easy to use and it s 5 time and money. It serves(服务) for twenty-four hours. So it doesn’t matter if your friends are in bed when you send E-mail to them, or you are seeing a film at the cinema when they send E-mail b 6 .Can you imagine(想象) the future without teachers b 7 computers? Students will teach themselves in the schools of the future. Computers help students develop their own ways of l 8 . Students will follow the learning programmes by looking at online libraries and w 9 lessons by world-class teachers. If they don’t understand something, they will ask other students o10 or E-mail theirteachers. Computers are becoming more and more popular indeed.Passage 22Dear Mum and Dad,I’m very happy to visit Beijing a gain. Great changes have taken place here. Yesterday, I went to visit Qiming Middle School---I had lived there f 1 nearly two years. Maybe you don’t believe(相信) I couldn’t find the w 2 there! A taxi driver took me there in the end, he said, “Beijing changes too m 3 . Sometimes even a Beijinger cannot find a way.”Now, English can be h 4 everywhere in Beijing. Many people are attending(参加) English classes in the evening schools, some of them can speak very good English. I’m s 5 the 2008 Olympic can be held in Beijing successfully(成功地).Passage 23A storm dropped(降) heavy rains on central and southern parts of China.The radio says that a 1 the Xiangjiang River in Hunan, floods caused by terrible r 2 in the past weeks killed 25 people and 13 others were missing.The Chinese Government warned some parts in Yunnan and the city of Chongqing of possible heavy rains over the f 3 few days.In Changsha water levels rose(水位上升) to 38 metres early Monday morning, about 3 metres a 4 the danger line.In Guangdong, at l 5 21 people have been killed, while three were s 6 hurt and seven went missing w 7 heavy floods hit northern parts by Saturday.The cities of Shaoguan, Meizhou and Heyuan w 8 hardest hit and many people were left homeless(无家可归).About 620 million yuan has been lost in the floods. Guangdong has sent something u 9 to Meizhou, Heyuan and Shaoguan to help the people who had lost homes build their h 10 again.Passage 24Wang Yani was born in 1975 in Guangdong, China. A 1 a baby, she loved to draw. She drew lines everywhere. She e 2 drew on the walls! Her father was an artist. Yani wanted to be like h 3 . So she tried to stand like her father w 4 he painted. This made him laugh. One day, she d 5 lines on his painting. She was only two and a half years o 6 , but her father got angry. She cried and said, “I want to paint like you!” T7 her father thought about his own childhood. He also wanted to draw and paint. But his parents c 8 understand him. They just got angry. He decided to help his daughter b 9 an artist.Wang Yani was famous at a young age, b 10 she still has a normal(常人的) life. So the Wang family lives like everyone else.Passage 25Dear Editor,I used to be a doctor in the children’s department of a local h 1 . Sometimes I treated children w 2 have been poisoned(中毒) by medicine for older family members. The children can easily o 3 the bottle that we now use in China.Some days ago I talked about medicine w 4 an American. He showed m 5 a plastic pill bottle that is “Childproof”(防儿童的). The design was s 6 simple that I’m sure our Chinese factories could produce these b 7 easily. The top of the bottle locks, but can be o 8 by pressing down on it while turning. This is d 9 for most young children to do, b 10 adults can open them without any difficulty.I’m sure that the expense of making such tops would be very low. As a doctor, I’d love to see this done. And most parents would be grateful.Passage 26Climbing a mountain is hard work. But one step after another finally brings a person to the t 1 . Along the way, he can stop and look a 2 . And the h 3 he climbs, the more wonderful his view(视野) is. If he keeps climbing, he will have a new world before him. He will have a new way of t 4 everything.Now learning a f 5 language is something like climbing a mountain. This new language can give you a new view of life. And it is more than a look at the surface(表面) of things. It can open the way into people’sminds and hearts, into a culture(文化) very d 6 from the one of your own. This will make you richer, e 7 in things that money can’t buy. Even though you never set foot on a ship or a plane, you can be an armchair w 8 through books.Like the mountain climber who stops now and then to l 9 at the scenery around him, everyone who is interested in reading will find p 10 in books as he fights on to learn more and more of that new language.Passage 27It was getting dark. Some children and two Canadian women were still s 1 on the ice near a big hotel. They were having a good time.Suddenly the ice b 2 . One of the boy s fell into the water. The children shouted, “Help! Help!” They didn’t know w 3 to do. The two Canadian friends heard t 4 and skated over to get the boy out of the water.The ice was t 5 . The two Canadians fell into the water, too. But they tried their best to r 6 the little boy. They knew they must be q 7 . If they didn’t push him up onto the ice, he would soon die.Many people ran over to h 8 . Some of them had ropes and poles(绳和竹竿). A young man jumped into the water to wave to the o 9 people.The boy and the two Canadian women were out of water at last. One of the women didn’t feel well. She was sent to the h 10 at once. But she felt very happy because the boy was safe.Passage 28Most American families are smaller than the families in other countries. Most American families have one or two p 1 and one or two children each.Children in the US will leave their parents’ home when they grow up. They usua lly live f 2 from their parents because they want to find good jobs. They often write to their parents or t 3 them. And they often go to v 4 their parents on holiday.Parents usually l 5 their children choose their own jobs. Americans think i 6 important for young people to decide on their lives by t 7Children are a 8 to do some work around their house. And in many families, children are p 9 for doing some housework so that they learn how to make money for their own u 10Passage 29Most people want to work, but it has become m 1 difficult in today's world to find work for e 2 The economies(经济)of the world n 3 to grow by 4% each year just to keep the old number of jobs for people. Often this is not p 4 and so more people are w 5work. Some people have no jobs now because new machines can d 6 the work of many people in a shorter time. Also, machines don't ask for more money and l 7 holidays. In all of the countries of the world machines are taking work from people, not only in factories but also on f 8One machine can often do the work of forty people. About 75000 people are m 9 to the cities a day to look for jobs, but o 10 70% of them can find jobs.Passage 30Someone says, “Time is money,” but I think time is even more i 1 than money. Why? Because when money is s 2 we can get it b 3 However, when time is g 4 it’ll never return. That’s w 5 we mustn’t waste(浪费) time. It’s sure that the t 6 is usually limited(有限的).Even a second is very important. We should make full use of our time to do something u 7But some people don’t know the importance of time. They spend their limited time smoking, drinking and playing. They do not know that wasting time means wasting part of their own l 8In a word, we should sav e time, we shouldn’t l9 today’s work for tomorrow. Remember we have no time to l 10 .Passage31Can animals be made to work for us? Some scientists think that one day animals may be t 1 to do a number of simple jobs. They s 2 that in a film or on TV we may see elephants, monkeys, dogs, bears, or other animals doing a lot of things. If you w 3 carefully, you may find that those animals are given something to eat in return for d 4 them. The scientists say that many d 5 animals may be taught to do a number of simple jobs if they will get something to eat.Of course, as we know, dogs can be used to guard a house, and elephants can be used to do some heavyj 6 And we can also teach animals to work in f 7 . Apes, for example have b 8 used in America to help make cars and scientists b 9 that these monkeys may one day get in crops and e10 drive trains.Passage32If you don’t use your arms or your legs for some time, they will become weak; when you start using them again, they will gradually （逐渐地）become stronger again. Everybody knows this. Yet many people do not seem to know that it is the s 1 with memory. When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he d 2 give it enough chance to become stronger.If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we k 3 that it is his own fault. But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his p 4 are to blame, and f 5 of us know that it is just his own fault.Have you e 6 found some people can’t read or write but they usually have b 7 memories? This is b 8 they cannot read or write and they h 9 to remember things; they cannot write them down in a little notebook. They must remember dates, names, songs and stories; so their memory is the whole time being exercised.So if you want a good memory, l 10 from these people : practise remembering.Passage33When I was walking down the street one day, I s 1 a small bag on the ground. I picked it up and opened it to see w 2 I could find out the owner’s name. There was n 3 inside it except some dollars and a picture of a woman and a young girl about twelve years old. I put the photo back and took the bag to the police station. Before I left, the policeman wrote down my name and my a 4 . He thought the owner might want to thank me.That evening I went to have dinner with my aunt and uncle. They had also asked a young woman to have dinner with us. Her face was familiar, but I couldn’t r 5 where I had seen her. D____6____ our talk, the young woman happened to say that she had l 7 her bag that afternoon. All at once I remembered w 8 I had seen her. She was the young girl in the photo, though she looked now much o 9than the girl in the picture. She was very s 10 , of course, when I told her about the bag. After dinner we went to the police station and got back her bag. The policeman said to me, “It’s a wonderful thing. You found not only the bag, but also the owner of the bag. ”Passage34Only mother love is true love. It gives e 1 everything all his life.When you are still a baby, mother takes good care of you as much as possible. In your waking hoursshe always holds you in her arms. When you are ill, she stops her work right now to look after you day and n 2 and forgets about herself. When you are growing up day by day, she feels very happy. When you are old e 3 to go to school, mother still looks after you all the t 4 . On cold winter days, she always tells you to p 5 on more clothes. She always stands in the wind waiting for you back from school every day. When you hurry to leave home for school with little b 6 , she always feels worried about you at home. She u 7 knows about your study and spend much money on your school things. When you do well at school, you will see the brightest s 8 on her face. Mother can do everything for you day after day.Mother is always ready to give everything she has to her children, not to receive. What true love that is in the w 9 ! We will r 10 Mother Love for ever!Passage35Seumas Mcsporran is a very b 1 man. He is 60 years old and he has thirteen jobs. He is a postman, a policeman, a fireman, a taxi driver, a school-bus driver, a boatman, an ambulance man, an accountant, a petrol attendant, a barman, and an undertaker. Also, he and his wife, Margaret, have a shop and a small hotel. Seumas l 2 and works on the island of Gigha in the west of Scotland. Only 120 people live on Gigha but in s 3 150 tourists come by b 4 every day. Every weekday Seumas gets up at six and makes b 5 for the hotel guests. At eight he drives the island’s children to s6 . At nine he collects the post from the boat and delivers it to all the houses on the island. He also delivers the beer to the island’s only pub. Then he helps Margaret in the s7 . He says：“Margaret likes being busy, too. We n8 have holidays and we don’t like w9 television. In the evening Margaret makes supper and I do the accounts. At ten we have a glass of wine and then we go to bed. P10 our life isn’t very exciting, but we like it.”。